Steven Michael Spear

US Patent:

8224902, Jul 17, 2012

Filed:

Feb 3, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/050090

Inventors:

Alan L. Glasser - Manalapan NJ, US
John F. Lucas - Tinton Falls NJ, US
Steven W. Spear - Piscataway NJ, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P. - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 726 13

Abstract:

Disclosed is a system and method for selective email processing. A traffic separator includes an interface for receiving electronic mail traffic from a source network address. The traffic separator also includes a processor for comparing the source network address to a stored list of network addresses to determine a categorization of the network source address. The traffic separator also includes at least one interface for forwarding the electronic mail traffic to one of many message transfer agents (MTAs) based upon said determination. A database stores the list of network addresses. In one embodiment, one or more network addresses in the stored list are network address ranges.

US Patent:

8621020, Dec 31, 2013

Filed:

Jun 19, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/527183

Inventors:

Alan L. Glasser - Manalapan NJ, US
John F. Lucas - Tinton Falls NJ, US
Steven W. Spear - Piscataway NJ, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P. - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 9/00

US Classification:

709206, 726 13

Abstract:

Disclosed is a system and method for selective email processing. A traffic separator includes an interface for receiving electronic mail traffic from a source network address. The traffic separator also includes a processor for comparing the source network address to a stored list of network addresses to determine a categorization of the network source address. The traffic separator also includes at least one interface for forwarding the electronic mail traffic to one of many message transfer agents (MTAs) based upon said determination. A database stores the list of network addresses. In one embodiment, one or more network addresses in the stored list are network address ranges.