Systems and methods for managing the transmission of electronic messages via message source data

摘要

The present invention provides an electronic message management system (EMS) that includes a real-time feedback loop where data is collected from the electronic messages on incoming connection attempts, outgoing delivery attempts, and message content analysis, and written to a centralized data matrix. A separate process accesses the data matrix and analyzes trends in that data. The detected data patterns, trends or behavior is based on configuration parameters for the recipient. Based on these determinations, the process is able to instruct components in the EMS to accept, redirect, refuse, modify, defer, or otherwise dispose of the connection request, the delivery attempt, or the message. Associated methods for managing the transmission of electronic messages are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method of managing the transmission of electronic messages from sending mail servers to receiving mail servers, the method comprising:
reviewing an incoming electronic message sent from a sending mail server to a receiving mail server associated with an intended recipient of the message after the message is sent from the sending server and before being received at any gateway to a network including the receiving server and any terminals connected thereto for receiving incoming messages from the receiving server; identifying the source IP address of the sending mail server from the electronic message; and deciding disposition of the incoming electronic message based at least in part on the identified source IP address of the sending mail server.