Patent ID: 7315883
Filing Date: 2008-01-01
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for building an established mailing list from a source mailing list by adding a mailing address from the source mailing list to the established mailing list, comprising the steps of: comparing the source mailing list to the established mailing list, the source mailing list including the mailing address to which a sender desires to send a message; when the mailing address is included in the established mailing list, making a preliminary determination to add the mailing address to a dynamic mailing list; and when the mailing address is not included in the established mailing list, adding the mailing address to the established mailing list according to a procedure defined by an add rule, the add rule including at least one of: (a) an address rule, (b) a list join rule, and (c) a subscriber preference, wherein if the add rule includes the subscriber preference, the subscriber preference includes at least one of: (a) a global subscriber preference including restrictions on adding mailing addresses to any of a plurality of hosted mailing lists and wherein the established mailing list is one of the plurality of hosted mailing lists; and (b) a local subscriber preference which includes restrictions on adding mailing addresses to a subset of the plurality of hosted mailing lists and wherein the established mailing list is one of the subset of the plurality of hosted mailing lists.