Spam control based on sender account characteristics

Details Spam control based on sender account characteristics Spam control based on sender account characteristics

2003-12-30

2009-06-16

Lin, Kenny S (Department: 2452)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer conferencing

Priority based messaging

C709S204000, C709S205000, C709S206000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07548956

ABSTRACT:
The characteristics of a communications account are used to determine whether the account is being used by a spammer. When the account is being used by a spammer, the use of the account for outgoing communications is limited to help prevent spam from being sent from the account. For example, communications from the account can be blocked, messages from the account may be delivered to a spam folder at the recipient (rather than an “inbox”), or outgoing messages from the account may be rate-limited.

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