Methods and apparatuses for authenticating electronic messages

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8171085
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11040263

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Methods and systems and machine readable media for processing email and other electronic messages. In one exemplary embodiment, a method includes storing a plurality of domain names, each of which correspond to a portion of a full email address; receiving a first email; determining whether a sender address specified by the first email is within a domain specified by the plurality of domain names; determining whether the first email is authentically from an entity which controls the domain specified by the plurality of domain names if the sender address is within the domain; and presenting an indication of nonauthenticity if the first email is not authentically from the entity.

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APPLE INCONE APPLE PARK WAY CUPERTINO CA 95014

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Tevanian,, Jr Avadis Los Altos Hills, US 8 93

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