Patent ID: 7716351

Claim:
A networked computer comprising an unsolicited message diverting communications processor connected between mail transfer agents MTA_ 0 with an Internet address IP_ 0 , a from-address A_ 0 , a declared domain D_ 0 , and a real domain DD_ 0 , and MTA_ 1 with an Internet address IP_ 1 , a domain D_ 1 , a to-address A_ 1 , a diversion address A′_ 1 , and a save_spam database, the unsolicited message diverting communications processor comprising: a) monitoring means for monitoring the communications between MTA_ 0 and MTA_ 1 ; b) determining means for determining if the communications contains an unsolicited message; and c) intercepting means for intercepting a RCPT reply from MTA_ 0 , substituting the diversion address A′_ 1 for the to-address A_ 1 in the RCPT reply and sending a modified RCPT reply to MTA_ 1 if the message is determined to be unsolicited and if the to-address A_ 1 is in the save_spam database; wherein the unsolicited message diverting communications processor does not intercept communications between MTA_ 0 and MTA_ 1 before a RCPT command from MTA_ 0 is received by the unsolicited message diverting communications processor, and wherein the connection with MTA_ 0 is rejected before the data portion of the unsolicited message is transmitted.