Patent ID: 7558831
Filing Date: 2009-07-07
Classification: G06Q,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: identifying, by an e-mail forwarding service, one or more e-mail address change notification recipients to be notified of a forwarding e-mail address corresponding to a disfavored e-mail address, the one or more e-mail address change notification recipients identified from an e-mail address book; confirming, by the e-mail forwarding service, the forwarding e-mail address is correct prior to notifying the e-mail address change notification recipients of the forwarding e-mail address, wherein the confirming includes sending a test message to the forwarding e-mail address; and sending, by the e-mail forwarding service, an e-mail address change notification to the identified one or more e-mail address change notification recipients, the e-mail address change notification including at least the forwarding e-mail address corresponding to the disfavored e-mail address and a description of the e-mail forwarding service.