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Enabling communication between source and target mail transfer agents
US9048428B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9048428-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213413663-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | Mar 7, 2012 |
| Publication date | Jun 2, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2015 |
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A system is provided for enabling a source MTA to communicate with a target MTA via an SMTP proxy using SMTP commands for transmitting email messages in a networked environment. An email message may be received by a source mail transport agent (MTA) and the source MTA may route the incoming email message to a target MTA via an SMTP proxy. The SMTP proxy may serve as an intermediary proxy server for enabling the source MTA to communicate with an external and internal target MTA. The SMTP proxy may connect to a target MTA via a connection command, and the SMTP proxy may implement custom SMTP commands to communicate additional information about the source MTA to the target MTA. The system may additionally enable the SMTP proxy to perform actions designated by the SMTP commands and to communicate the result of the SMTP proxy's actions back to the source MTA.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method executed at least in part in a computing device for enabling communication between a source mail transfer agent (MTA) and a target mail transfer agent (MTA), the method comprising: receiving an email message at the source MTA in a network; enabling establishment of a connection with the target MTA outside of the network through a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) proxy server; exchanging a first proxy command between the source MTA and the SM…
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- What does patent US9048428B2 cover?
- A system is provided for enabling a source MTA to communicate with a target MTA via an SMTP proxy using SMTP commands for transmitting email messages in a networked environment. An email message may be received by a source mail transport agent (MTA) and the source MTA may route the incoming email message to a target MTA via an SMTP proxy. The SMTP proxy may serve as an intermediary proxy server…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Sanyal Shubhankar, Gourevitch Gregory, De Graaf Wilbert, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L51/00. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jun 02 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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