CERTIFIED EMAIL SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

The presented certified email system provides a time stamp upon receiving an email addressed to at least one recipient address and to the time-stamping system address (TCC:Address), where the email to the time-stamping system is a solicitation for a time stamp. Generally a demanding party receives the email; generates a unique HASH; digitally signs the unique HASH; and sends the signed HASH and a time-stamp request call to a web services time-stamp conduit (WSTC). The WSTC receives the request and signed HASH from the demanding party and obtains a time stamp. The WSTC sends the time stamp back to the demanding party, which sends a time-stamp notification to the original sender of the email and, optionally, the recipient (s) of the email. An administration console provides integrated detailed, pass-through billing system, keyword search, a multi-party content management system, and convenient web-based automated verification (file or HASH).