Method and system for establishing a billable electronic mail service

摘要

Method for controlling digital message traffic, especially e-mail, SMS or MMS traffic in a network with a message server and an online book-keeping system. Accordingly messages are only received or forwarded if an online bookkeeping entry can be made. In order for bookkeeping entry to be made a secure identification of the sender of the message can be made which is then used to make the entry. An independent claim is made for software for an e-mail or SMS server that provides an interface to an online book-keeping system and which controls the further transmission or receipt of messages based on the secure identification of a sender and or receiver. The invention also relates to a corresponding computer system with an arrangement for implementation of the inventive method.