Patent ID: 7536442

Claim:
A method for providing autonomic identification of an important message addressed to a recipient email subscriber, comprising: scanning an email message received over a network, said scanning operable for identifying a Uniform Resource Locator contained in said email message; and if a Uniform Resource Locator is found: comparing said Uniform Resource Locator with contents of a history file, said history file storing a listing of Uniform Resource Locators previously accessed by said recipient email subscriber; performing analytics for said Uniform Resource Locator based upon said contents of said history file, said performing analytics resulting in a rating assigned to said Uniform Resource Locator; and if said rating meets a minimum standard set for qualifying said Uniform Resource Locator as relevant: flagging said email message; and forwarding said email message with a flag to said recipient email subscriber; wherein the method further comprises deploying, accessing, and executing process software for providing said autonomic identification of an important message addressed to a recipient email subscriber, said deploying, accessing, and executing process software implemented through a virtual private network, the method further comprising: determining if a virtual private network is required; checking for remote access to said virtual private network when it is required; if said remote access does not exist, identifying a third party provider to provide secure, encrypted connections between a private network and remote users; identifying said remote users; and setting up a network access server operable for downloading and installing client software on desktop computers for remote access of said virtual private network; accessing said process software; transporting said process software to at least one remote user's desktop computer; and executing said process software on said at least one remote user's desktop computer.