System and method for re-routing of e-mail messages
CA 2375935 A1 · Owner: Invertix, L.L.C. · Inventors: Khalil, Joseph G.; Mcdowell, Mark E.; Stead, Graham
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A method and apparatus for the re-routing of e-mail sent to a prior address (or an address that is non-working, or temporarily inconvenient) to the new address of an intended recipient. E-mail that is to be sent to a recipient is sent to the former Internet Service Provider (ISP). Because the recipient is no longer a subscriber to the old ISP, or because the address at the old ISP is temporarily inconvenient, the e-mail is re-routed to a re-route server of the present invention. The re-route server then causes the e-mail to be sent to the correct address through a variety of processes. Alternatively new e-, mail addresses are made available at the old ISP. The old ISP can then …
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