Patent ID: 9374332
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a processing device of a host computer from a first user device associated with a first sender, a first e-mail message directed to an e-mail address comprising a list name and a domain name associated with the host computer, wherein the first e-mail message represents a request to create an e-mail distribution list; determining the list name is available by checking a database comprising a plurality of distribution list records; creating, by the processing device, the e-mail distribution list comprising a distribution list name in response to receiving the first e-mail message, wherein the distribution list name is the list name of the e-mail address; adding the first sender as a first subscriber to the distribution list; receiving, from a second user device associated with a second sender, a second e-mail communication directed to the e-mail address; and adding the second sender as a second subscriber to the e-mail distribution list in view of the second e-mail communication.