System and method for granting deposit-contingent e-mailing...

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer conferencing – Demand based messaging

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C709S203000, C709S207000, C705S039000, C705S040000

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07379972

ABSTRACT:
An Email guarantee deposit method, system, and program product, with the method comprising in one embodiment, the steps of: receiving from a sender a request to send to a recipient an Email; receiving a deposit or an authorization to obtain a deposit of something of value; sending the Email to the recipient only if a deposit of authorization for a deposit is received; determining if the recipient has accepted the deposit; and if the recipient has accepted the deposit, then facilitating the disposal of the deposit. In an important alternate embodiment, a deposit can be required before an Email with a auditory or visual enhancement is provided, or before routing to a designated type of device occurs.

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