Patent ID: 8219627
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A memory device having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising: receiving an e-mail communication addressed to a recipient, wherein the e-mail communication is sent from an e-mail source; comparing an identity of the e-mail source to a list of sources associated with sending unwanted e-mail communications; identifying a previous request initiated by the recipient to remove the recipient from a distribution list of the e-mail source, wherein the previous request was transmitted to the e-mail source in response to receiving a first unwanted e-mail communication from the e-mail source; and detecting the e-mail communication as a second unwanted e-mail communication associated with the e-mail source based, at least in part, on the identification of the previous request to remove the recipient from the distribution list.