Delivering and replying to email using hidden address

Details Delivering and replying to email using hidden address Delivering and replying to email using hidden address

2011-06-21

2011-06-21

Chan, Wing F (Department: 2441)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer conferencing

Demand based messaging

C709S201000, C709S203000, C709S207000, C709S218000, C709S245000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07966377

ABSTRACT:
A method for use when an original email is sent from an originator to a receiver, having a real email address, at a destination email address, which includes a concatenation of an alias and a magic number, is provided and includes replacing the destination email address with the real email address of the receiver, adding a new header field to the original email indicating that the destination email address was an original destination of the original email and forwarding the original email to the receiver at the real email address. If the receiver replies with a reply email, the method further includes setting a from header field in the reply email with a new header field indicating that the destination email address was an original destination of the original email, and if the original email is appended, removing the new header field from the original email.

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