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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
May. 19, 2006
Vinod Pisharody, Milpitas, CA (US);
Guang Yang, Beijing, CN;
Xia Zhifeng, Beijing, CN;
ARRAY NETWORKS, INC., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for load distribution using a mail proxy, which includes a client, a public network, and an Internet service provider (ISP) network, and a plurality of e-mail servers. The Internet service provider (ISP) network includes a virtual private network (VPN) device, which is configured to prevent unauthorized access to a private network. The VPN device also includes a mail proxy and an authentication and authorization module or service capable of at least the following: validating credentials of the client, and identifying at least one outgoing e-mail server and at least one incoming e-mail server for each client. The plurality of e-mail servers include a plurality of outgoing e-mail servers and a plurality of incoming e-mail servers.