Patent ID: 7870214

Claim:
A system, comprising: (a) a database in a computer memory associating a customer's identification, actual email address, and proxy email address, wherein: (i) the customer's proxy email address comprises an email address that differs from the customer's actual email address and is stored in a WHOIS record for a domain name registered to the customer; (ii) the customer's actual email address is received during a proxy domain registration process; or (iii) the customer's proxy email address is generated during or following the proxy domain registration process; (b) an email server having an ability to receive a first email message addressed to the customer's proxy email address; and (c) a computer executable code on a computer usable storage medium or media providing: (i) a first programming to retrieve the customer's actual email address from the database after receipt of the first email message addressed to the customer's proxy email address; and (ii) a second programming to forward a second email message to the customer's actual email address, wherein the second email message is formed from the first email message.