Patent ID: 8583740

Claim:
A method of notifying a computer user of incoming electronic messages sent to a recipient address of the user but are blocked from reaching a destination electronic message server associated with the user's computer using a central message processing system and stored in a quarantine server and database separate from the destination electronic message server, the method comprising: sending a notification e-mail message by the central message processing system to an e-mail address of the user, the notification e-mail message having information regarding incoming messages blocked from reaching the destination electronic message server, wherein the information is viewable within the notification e-mail message and comprises portions of a message body associated with one or more of the blocked incoming messages, wherein the incoming messages are stored in the quarantine server and database by the central message processing system, the notification e-mail message comprising user interface data and action logic to manage the handling of the stored incoming messages, wherein the action logic is configurable to execute selections made by the user to manage the handling of the stored incoming messages without having to log-on to a webpage; and further comprising providing presentation data associated with the user interface data for arranging and displaying options associated with the user interface data within the notification e-mail message.