Patent ID: 7277695
Filing Date: 2007-10-02
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of providing electronic messaging services in an e-mail network comprising an e-mail entity operable to send and receive messages on behalf of its users over electronic message delivery paths between the e-mail entity and e-mail sending and receiving servers, the method comprising: inserting an intermediate service into at least one of the electronic message delivery paths by changing an MX record in a DNS database containing an IP address of an e-mail server of the e-mail entity to contain an IP address for the intermediate service; providing a database in the intermediate service, the database having user profiles associated with the users of the e-mail entity; receiving an e-mail message in the intermediate service over at least one of the electronic message delivery paths, the e-mail message comprising content and IP routing information; examining at least one of the content and the IP routing information of the received e-mail message; and delivering the e-mail message to at least one destination based on the examination and in accordance with a user profile in the database in the intermediate service.