Patent ID: 6721785
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
In a computing system, a method for transmitting e-mail (electronic mail) from a sender to a plurality of recipients identified by one or more aliases, wherein the one or more recipients are listed in at least one list identified by the sender, characterized in that said method includes selectively enabling or denying the transmission of email to identified recipients or groups of recipients in any of said aliases, comprising the steps of:receiving transmission control directives from the sender for applying to the at least one list; parsing said transmission control directives to identify transmission requirements; expanding aliases mentioned in any of said transmission control directives wherever necessary using stored lists of alias definition; and excluding recipients from among the recipients in said identified at least one list and including recipients in addition to the recipients in said identified at least one list responsive to applying respective ones of the parsed transmission control directives on said aliases in said identified at least one list.