Patent ID: 8640201
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for coordinating mail server activities comprising: a processing device; and a software module for coordinating mail server activities within a messaging system of an enterprise, the software module resident on a first computing device in the messaging system wherein the software module determines an identity of a second computing device, and determines a set of privileges associated with the identity of the second computing device such that a first privilege of the set of privileges determines whether the second computing device is authorized to send to or receive messages from the first computing device and a second privilege of the set of privileges determines whether the second computing device is authorized to send or receive metadata associated with a message to be sent to or received from the first computing device, wherein the metadata comprises anti-spam information and anti-virus information, wherein the metadata is used by the first computing device to coordinate activities performed by the first computing device, wherein based on a determination that the set of privileges associated with the identity of the second computing device authorizes the second computing device to send the message but fails to authorize the second computing device to send metadata with the message, the metadata is stripped off of the message and replaced with new metadata generated by the first computing device before the message is sent to a third computing device.