Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing – Computer network monitoring
Reexamination Certificate
2004-04-29
2009-12-01
Etienne, Ario (Department: 2457)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
Computer network monitoring
C709S206000, C709S207000, C709S223000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07627670
ABSTRACT:
A method for filtering spam is disclosed comprising the steps of: assigning weights to a plurality of recipient e-mail addresses; determining a set of similar e-mails from a plurality of e-mails sent to the recipient addresses; calculating a score based for each set of similar e-mails; placing the score in the header of the e-mail; determining whether the score exceeds a threshold; and responsive to determining that the score exceeds the threshold, tagging and/or filtering the e-mail.
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El Chanti Hussein A
Etienne Ario
International Business Machines - Corporation
Mims Jr. David A.
Siegesmund Rudolf O.
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