Email filtering system and method

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2004-12-14

2009-08-25

Donaghue, Larry D (Department: 2441)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer conferencing

Demand based messaging

C709S204000, C709S232000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07580982

ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods of the present invention allow filtering out spam and phishing email messages based on the links embedded into the email messages. In a preferred embodiment, an Email Filter extracts links from the email message and obtains desirability values for the links. The Email Filter may route the email message based on desirability values. Such routing includes delivering the email message to a Recipient, delivering the message to a Quarantine Mailbox, or deleting the message.

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