Invention Grant
US08458261B1 Determination of valid email addresses in a private computer network
有权
确定私人计算机网络中的有效电子邮件地址
- Patent Title: Determination of valid email addresses in a private computer network
- Patent Title (中): 确定私人计算机网络中的有效电子邮件地址
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Application No.: US11401498Application Date: 2006-04-07
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Publication No.: US08458261B1Publication Date: 2013-06-04
- Inventor: En-Yi Liao , Cheng-Lin Hou , Chinghsien Liao
- Applicant: En-Yi Liao , Cheng-Lin Hou , Chinghsien Liao
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Trend Micro Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Trend Micro Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Okamoto & Benedicto LLP
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16

Abstract:
In one embodiment, a method of generating a listing of valid email addresses in a private computer network includes monitoring of inbound emails and outbound delivery failure notification emails. Recipient email addresses of inbound emails may be indicated in the listing as valid email addresses. The delivery failure notification emails may be indicative of receipt in the private computer network of an undeliverable email. The recipient email address of the undeliverable email may be identified in the listing as an invalid email address. Comparing the recipient email addresses of undeliverable emails and inbound emails advantageously allows generation of the listing of valid email addresses in the private computer network without having to ask an email server for such a listing.
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