System and method for reducing unsolicited E-mails

摘要

A method for reducing unsolicited e-mails includes receiving an e-mail message from a sender, storing the e-mail message within a holding unit, and sending a confirmation response request e-mail to the sender in response to the e-mail message from the sender. The confirmation response request e-mail may include a request for at least one confirmation code from the sender according to at least one calculation type/method specified in the confirmation response request e-mail. The method may also include receiving a confirmation e-mail from the sender in response to the confirmation response request e-mail, determining whether the confirmation e-mail includes a code correctly computed according the at least one confirmation code calculation type, and performing an action with respect to the e-mail message based upon the confirmation e-mail. The sender's support of the method creates an explicit agreement regarding legal jurisdiction governing any disputes arising out of the e-mail.

主权项

1. A method for reducing unsolicited e-mails comprising:
receiving an at least one e-mail message from a sender to a recipient, each of the at least one e-mail messages including a header indicating that the sender supports an e-mail vouching system; storing each of the at least one e-mail message within a holding unit; sending a confirmation response request e-mail to the sender in response to each of the at least one e-mail messages from the sender, the confirmation response request e-mail including (1) a request for at least one confirmation code as calculated by one or more confirmation code calculation methods specified within the confirmation response request e-mail, (2) confirmation response request e-mail data, and (3) a legal jurisdiction within a header of the confirmation response request e-mail; receiving a confirmation e-mail from the sender in response to the confirmation response request e-mail, the confirmation e-mail establishing the sender's agreement to the legal jurisdiction; determining whether the confirmation e-mail includes a code correctly computed according to the one or more confirmation code calculation methods and based, at least in part, on the confirmation response request e-mail data; if the confirmation e-mail includes the correctly computed code, performing a first action with respect to the e-mail message; and if the confirmation e-mail does not include the correctly computed code, performing a second action with respect to the e-mail message.