Patent ID: 9749271
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A server computer system for configuring datacenter partitions, the server computer system having at least one processing unit and at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by the at least one processing unit cause the server computer system to: configure a partition with a plurality of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses; host outbound email communications using the partition; determine that the partition is blocked from hosting outbound email communications when at least one of the plurality of IP addresses is blocked, wherein the at least one IP address is blocked when used to engage in an abusive outbound email practice; identify the at least one IP address from among the plurality of IP addresses by causing the server computer system to: divide the partition into a plurality of sub-partitions; assign one or more of the plurality of IP addresses to each of the plurality of sub-partitions; monitor the plurality of sub-partitions to detect when a sub-partition is blocked from hosting outbound email communications; divide each blocked sub-partition until a single IP address is associated with the blocked sub-partition; identify the single IP address as the at least one IP address used to engage in an abusive outbound email practice; and remove the single IP address from use in hosting outbound email communications.