Patent ID: 8527599

Claim:
A method for regulating electronic messages comprising: registering an electronic message source; maintaining a profile associated with the electronic message source, the profile comprising a first target statistics value associated with the electronic message source; receiving an electronic message from a source; updating a statistics value related to the source of the electronic message received; if the source of the electronic message received is the electronic message source that has been registered: comparing the statistics value updated to the first target statistics value; and taking a remedial action with respect to the electronic message received if the statistics value updated conflicts with the first target statistics value; and if the source of the electronic message received is not the electronic message source that has been registered: identifying a source category to which the source of the electronic message received is related; accessing a second target statistics value associated with the source category; comparing the statistics value updated to the second target statistics value; and taking a second remedial action if the statistics value updated conflicts with the second target statistics value.