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| 20090006531 | CLIENT REQUEST BASED LOAD BALANCING - A method for balancing load in a network system, having a plurality of clients initiating transactions with a plurality of servers. For each transaction a host name associated with one or more servers capable of completing the transaction is specified. The client initiates a request to resolve the host name and a plurality of IP addresses are returned. The client randomly communicates with one of the IPs identified as capable of completing the transaction and reports on the success of the transaction. If multiple attempts to the same IP fail, the IP is removed from service by the client. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090006575 | Detection and Removal of Undesirable Items in a Data Processing Environment - Functionality is described for addressing a threat to the security of a user device that utilizes a network-accessible service. The functionality operates by assessing the likelihood that the user device is infected by the undesirable item. When the user device makes a request to access the network-accessible service, the functionality can interact with the user device in a manner that is governed by the assessed likelihood that the user device is infected by the undesirable item. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20100095374 | GRAPH BASED BOT-USER DETECTION - Computer implemented methods are disclosed for detecting bot-user groups that send spam email over a web-based email service. Embodiments of the present system employ a two-prong approach to detecting bot-user groups. The first prong employs a historical-based approach for detecting anomalous changes in user account information, such as aggressive bot-user signups. The second prong of the present system entails constructing a large user-user relationship graph, which identifies bot-user sub-graphs through finding tightly connected subgraph components. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100174788 | HONORING USER PREFERENCES IN EMAIL SYSTEMS - In a distributed email system, user preferences respected more effectively by presenting messages marked for deletion to secondary messaging servers having access to user preferences. Messages marked for deletion by inbound servers are presented to secondary level servers having access to user white lists and the choice of whether to delete the suspect message is made by the secondary server. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100175103 | REACTIVE THROTTLING OF INBOUND MESSAGES AND RANGES - A method for throttling inbound email messages in an enterprise email system including a plurality of inbound mail servers and at least one management server is provided. Policies defining message event limits for each unique sender are applied to messaging events from the unique sender at each inbound server. Feedback from each of the inbound mail servers to the management server is provided. When events from a unique sender exceed a threshold, as determined by the management server using the feedback, an alert is generated and a new, more restrictive policy for the unique sender is created. The more restrictive policy is broadcast the more restrictive policy to each of the inbound mail servers. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100205259 | EMAIL MANAGEMENT BASED ON USER BEHAVIOR - Methods for assisting email users manage email messages received in an email account. An event is triggered by an action performed by an email user with respect to an email message in an email account. The event identifies an entity associated with the email message (e.g., sender address, domain, keyword, etc.). A determination is made whether to assist the user manage their email based on a heuristic. The heuristic assigns weights based on prior events associated with the same entity to determine whether the user is interested in receiving emails from the sender. Based on the heuristics, the method may add the sender to the user's block-list or unsubscribe the user from a mailing list. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100251362 | DYNAMIC SPAM VIEW SETTINGS - A method of displaying email messages to a user is provided. Spam classification information and meta data is associated with email messages received for a user. Email message summary information is displayed in a user interface based on whether the meta data associated with the message meets or exceeds a threshold display level for the summary information. The user provides input via the user interface which is an indication to change the threshold display level and the change is dynamically displayed. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100319056 | DECREASING LOGIN LATENCY - Systems, methods, and computer-storage media for decreasing web service login latency are provided. Upon a user's initial login to the web service from a web browser, the location of user information is identified. A cookie containing information identifying the location of the user information is generated and stored in association with the web browser. Upon a subsequent login to the web service by the same user, the location information included in the cookie is utilized to direct the user request directly to the correct location, without having to repeat the act of identifying the location, thus providing the user with the desired information more quickly. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100332601 | REAL-TIME SPAM LOOK-UP SYSTEM - A system and method of managing unsolicited email sent to an email system over a network. Email messages are received at an message at an inbound mail transfer agent. A determination is made as to whether the email message is suspected to be an unsolicited suspect message. One or more queries for additional information on one or more characteristics of the message is initiated. Determinations are made based on replies to the queries before issuing a message accepted for delivery indication to a sending server. | 12-30-2010 |
