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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2005
Applicants:
John Fred Davis, Durham, NC (US);
Kevin David Himberger, Durham, NC (US);
Clark Debs Jeffries, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Garreth Joseph Jeremiah, North York, CA;
Inventors:
John Fred Davis, Durham, NC (US);
Kevin David Himberger, Durham, NC (US);
Clark Debs Jeffries, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Garreth Joseph Jeremiah, North York, CA;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of blocking spam at a firewall involves applying blocking measures for an adaptively determined duration. The blocking measure is then suspended while determining whether the spam has ended. If so, the method resets to an initial state. Otherwise, the blocking measure is re-applied for a second duration.