WO2005119488A3 - Techniques for determining the reputation of a message sender - Google Patents

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WO2005119488A3
WO2005119488A3 PCT/US2005/019143 US2005019143W WO2005119488A3 WO 2005119488 A3 WO2005119488 A3 WO 2005119488A3 US 2005019143 W US2005019143 W US 2005019143W WO 2005119488 A3 WO2005119488 A3 WO 2005119488A3
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Daniel Quinlan
Robert Brahms
Craig Sprosts
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Daniel Quinlan
Robert Brahms
Craig Sprosts
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L67/00—Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
    • H04L67/2866—Architectures; Arrangements
    • H04L67/30—Profiles
    • H04L67/306—User profiles
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    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L51/00—User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
    • H04L51/21—Monitoring or handling of messages
    • H04L51/212—Monitoring or handling of messages using filtering or selective blocking

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Techniques are provided for determining a reputation of a message sender by obtaining two or more lists from two or more list providers; determining which lists of the two or more lists indicate the message sender; and determining a reputation score for the message sender based on which lists of the two or more lists indicate the message sender. Techniques are also provided for indicating that a message is unsolicited based on a reputation score.
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