Methods, systems, and computer program products for collaborative junk mail filtering

摘要

A method, system and computer program product for collaborative filtering of junk electronic mail (e-mail) are provided. The method includes receiving an e-mail message at a service provider, where the e-mail message includes a source address and a recipient address. The method further includes searching a collaborative junk register (CJR) for the recipient address in a group member list, where the group member list includes multiple member addresses and a junk address. The method additionally includes comparing the source address to the junk address. The method also includes filtering the e-mail message at the service provider to prevent delivery of the e-mail message in response to locating the recipient address in the CJR and identifying source address as the junk address.

主权项

1. A method for collaborative filtering of junk electronic mail (e-mail), comprising:
establishing a group member list, the group member list comprising group members, the group members comprising users having e-mail addresses designated as multiple member addresses, the group members electing to join the group member list, the group member list further comprising the multiple member addresses of the group members; receiving an e-mail message at a service provider, wherein the e-mail message comprises a source address and a recipient address; searching a collaborative junk register (CJR) for the recipient address in the group member list, the CJR configurable by the group members using an editor and configured to associate the multiple member addresses with one or more junk addresses; comparing the source address to the one or more junk addresses; and filtering the e-mail message at the service provider prior to sending the e-mail message to any of the multiple member addresses in the group membership list to prevent delivery of the e-mail message to an email server in response to locating the recipient address in the group member list and identifying the source address as the one or more junk addresses, wherein the filtering further comprises:
determining whether the recipient address is designated as an originator of the source address in the one or more junk addresses, wherein each member address in the group member list that classifies the source address as one of the one or more junk addresses is designated as the originator;replacing the e-mail message with a secured e-mail message as a new message in response to determining that the recipient address is not designated as the originator; andremoving the source address from the one or more junk addresses in response to all of the member addresses in the group member list designated as the originator agreeing that messages from the source address are not junk mail.