Patent ID: 7873695
Filing Date: 2011-01-18
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for managing electronic messages received at a server, comprising: reading a stored configuration file that includes a first mapping associating a plurality of sender identifiers with a first plurality of actions; wherein each sender identifier of said plurality of sender identifiers is selected from a group of possible sender identifier types supported by said server, said group comprising at least a network address, a partial network address, a range of network addresses, a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), a partial FQDN, a subnet, and a reputation score; receiving at said server a first incoming connection from a first sender; based on said first incoming connection and before an e-mail message is received over said first incoming connection, determining a first sender identifier of said plurality of sender identifiers; using said first mapping and a first sender identifier, determining a first action associated with the first sender identifier; wherein said first mapping associates said first sender identifier with said first action, wherein said first action indicates that the first incoming connection associated with said first sender identifier should not be accepted; in response to determining that said first action indicates that the first incoming connection associated with said first sender identifier should not be accepted, despite said first action, performing the following: