Identifying and blocking instant message spam

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APP PUB NO 20070016641A1
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11179199

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Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to instant messaging and spim management and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for blocking spim in an instant messaging system. In one embodiment, a data processing system for blocking spim can include instant messaging server logic, a pre-filter database comprising words and/or phrases associated with spim, and a spim sentry coupled to the pre-filter database and the instant messaging server logic. The spim sentry can include program code enabled to block instant messages as spim which contain a threshold number of words and/or phrases which match the words in the pre-filter database.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Broomhall, Matthew E South Burlington, VT 277 1463

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