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Abstract

A system and method for controlling receipt of electronic messages by considering permission authorization information which may be associated with, or transmitted in or with the electronic messages, is provided. The permission authorization information may also take the form of an alias for recipients' actual messaging addresses. A user-defined profile may store the permission authorization information, other related information, and associated validation rules to be considered. Permission authorization information, rules, and/or other related information may be considered within a context of other rules and other supporting information, including sender whitelists and blacklists, address books, buddy lists, contact databases, and other data. Permission authorization information, other related information, and rules may be added automatically as messages arrive or may be predetermined by the user, may be modified automatically or by the user, and may be made to expire automatically or by the user.

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