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Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 17, 2019
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Wai Man Lee, Tai Po New Town, HK;

Hon Chung Tang, Tseung Kwan O Plaza, HK;

Ka Chun Wong, Tseung Kwan O Plaza, HK;

Wing Kong Yip, North Point, HK;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/14 (2013.01); G06Q 10/107 (2013.01); H04L 51/22 (2013.01); H04L 51/28 (2013.01); H04L 69/329 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for sending a plurality of alternate contact information associated with an online communication system. The method may include receiving an electronic message associated with the online communication system, wherein the electronic message is addressed to a recipient from a sender. The method may also include identifying a recipient inbox using a plurality of directory information associated with the received electronic message. The method may further include determining the identified recipient inbox satisfies at least one of a plurality of alternate contact criteria. The method may also include transmitting a plurality of alternate recipient contact information within a simple message transfer protocol (SMTP) response to the sender based on the plurality of determined alternate contact criteria being satisfied.


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