Method of controlling access to network resources referenced...

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2006-02-16

2009-12-15

Duong, Oanh (Department: 2455)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer conferencing

Demand based messaging

C709S217000, C709S225000, C709S229000, C709S246000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07634543

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for controlling access to network resources referenced in electronic mail messages comprises the computer-implemented steps of receiving an electronic mail message that comprises one or more hyperlinks; modifying the one or more hyperlinks by associating an identifier value with each of the one or more hyperlinks; receiving a request to access a specified hyperlink among the one or more hyperlinks; determining, based on the identifier value that is associated with the specified hyperlink, a particular action among a plurality of allowed actions; and issuing a network request to access the specified hyperlink only when the particular action is allowing user access to the specified hyperlink.

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