Web-based communications addressing system and method
View Patent ↗A system and method is provided for sending and receiving authorized messages from a sender to a recipient in a network utilizing a Web-based mail server. The Web-based mail server communicates with a user via HTML or another general purpose language. The mail system makes use of a channelized address to send the message from the sender to the recipient. The channelized address comprises a common address portion that indicates the identity of the recipient in the network and a channel identifier portion for verifying that the message is authorized for delivery to the recipient.
1. A server for handling messages transmitted to and from a plurality of clients over a network, the messages having addresses attached to them, the server comprising:
a network interface for communicating with the clients by transferring a markup language using a network protocol;
a mail server for sending and receiving messages over the network;
a channels assignment manager for assigning channel identifiers to be used as parts of the addresses;
a channels gateway for determining whether messages are authorized messages based upon said channel identifiers;
a personal channel agent for administering channels;
wherein the network interface comprises at least one channel control page for transmission to and from said client allowing the client to access the personal channel agent and at least one email administration page for transmission to and from said client; and
wherein at least one of said channel control pages and at least one of said email administration pages are transmitted to the client as a single markup language page.
2. A server for handling messages transmitted to and from a plurality of clients over a network, the messages having addresses attached to them, the server comprising:
a network interface for communicating with the clients by transferring a markup language using a network protocol;
a mail server for sending and receiving messages over the network;
a channels assignment manager for assigning channel identifiers to be used as parts of the addresses;
a channels gateway for determining whether messages are authorized messages based upon said channel identifiers;
wherein the network interface comprises at least one channel control page for transmission to and from said client allowing the client to access the personal channel agent and at least one email administration page for transmission to and from said client; and
wherein at least one of said channel control pages and at least one of said email administration pages are transmitted to the client as a single markup language page.