Patent ID: 8271589
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: creating an electronic mail (email) message having an email address corresponding to a group of email addresses, the email address including an exception demarcated by a sequence of two or more characters after the domain name of the email address, wherein the exception specifies one or more email addresses of the group after the sequence of two or more characters that is not to be sent the email message, the exception created without access to a list of addresses of all members of the group, wherein the exception includes a second email address corresponding to a second group of email addresses, the second email address followed by a second exception demarcated by the sequence of two or more characters after the domain name of the second email address, wherein the second exception specifies at least one email address that is to be exempt from the exception; and sending the email message addressed to the email address, corresponding to the group of email addresses, with the exception to a mail host without inclusion of addresses of members of the group not specified by the exception.