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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2004
Igor Faynberg, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Hui-lan LU, Marlboro, NJ (US);
Richard Perlman, Berkeley, CA (US);
Zachary Zeltsan, Bronx, NY (US);
Igor Faynberg, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Hui-Lan Lu, Marlboro, NJ (US);
Richard Perlman, Berkeley, CA (US);
Zachary Zeltsan, Bronx, NY (US);
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
The proposed invention solves the problem of spoofing the origin to create e-mail spam, virus distribution, and other abuse of the electronic mail. In particular, it solves a notoriously dangerous problem of distributing computer viruses via e-mail allegedly sent from friends, colleagues, and well-respected organizations. The proposed invention defines a comprehensive set of mechanisms and apparatus to reasonably ensure that an e-mail message—when received by an e-mail gateway, e-mail relay server, or the destination e-mail server—has originated at the location and sent by a person (or a program) specified in its 'From:' field.