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Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012

Filed:

Nov. 18, 2005
Applicants:

Neil P. Adams, Waterloo, CA;

David V. Macfarlane, Waterloo, CA;

Ian Robertson, Waterloo, CA;

Inventors:

Neil P. Adams, Waterloo, CA;

David V. MacFarlane, Waterloo, CA;

Ian Robertson, Waterloo, CA;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system and method for handling secure-format messages includes a message server that receives secure-format messages from senders and operates in conjunction with a secure message handler to detect and prevent the delivery of invalid secure-format messages. When a secure-format message is determined to be invalid, the secure message handler may take one or more of the following actions: replace the body of the invalid message with a template message, send a message to the sender of the invalid message indicating the message was rejected, delete the invalid message from the recipient's mailbox, or log the message on the message server and mark it for review. Additionally, the handling of invalid messages is configurable. In particular, the actions to take and the conditions under which those actions are to be taken may be specified by an administrator.


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