Method and system for information distribution management
A method or apparatus for efficient handling of a blocked message in a digital traffic filtering system, the method comprising: sending a notification to an authorized person about the blocking of the message, and including therein an override feature by which the authorized person can override the blocking.
1 . A method for efficient handling of a blocked message in a digital traffic filtering system, the method comprising:
a. sending a notification to an authorized person about said blocking, and
b. including in said notification an override feature by which said authorized person can override said blocking.
2 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein said override feature within said notification comprises a digital code, the method further comprising sending said code to a message releasing component responsible for releasing said blocked message, in order to allow releasing of said blocked message at said message releasing component.
3 . A method according to claim 2 , comprising sending said digital code to said message releasing component using either one of a mail reply command and a mail forward command.
4 . A method according to claim 2 , wherein said digital code is used by said message releasing component in order to identify said blocked message.
5 . A method according to claim 2 , wherein said digital code comprises a pseudo-random series of alphanumeric characters.
6 . A method according to claim 2 , comprising transferring said code to predetermined users, thereby to enable said predetermined users to release the blocked email.
7 . A method according to claim 2 , wherein said digital code is sent to said authorized person in a manner in which it cannot be seen by said authorized person.
8 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein said authorized person comprises at least one of:
the sender of the mail;
the owner of an information item within said blocked mail;
the system administrator and,
the organization security officer.
9 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein said notification contains instructions with which said authorized person can release said blocked message.
10 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein said notification contains a copy of the blocked message.
11 . A method according to claim 2 , wherein an initiator of said blocked message receives a notification that does not contain said digital code.
12 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein said message is any of a group comprising: a client server communication, an email message, an email attachment, an SMS message, a instant messaging communication, a peer to peer communication, fax message and a file being transferred by a file transfer protocol.
13 . A method according to claim 2 , further comprising authenticating the identity of said sender of said digital code.
14 . A method according to claim 13 , wherein said authenticating of said identity of said sender of said digital code is based on at least one of the following:
said sender email address inside the organization
said sender Media Access Control (MAC) address
a standard Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) authentication scheme
15 . A method according to claim 2 , wherein said message releasing component is a client program within a server.
16 . An apparatus for efficient handling of a blocked message in a digital traffic filtering system, the apparatus comprising:
a. a notification sending component for sending a notification to an authorized person about said blocking, said notification including an override feature by which said authorized person can instruct overriding of said blocking
b. a message releasing component for holding said blocked message and for conditionally releasing said blocked message upon receiving said override instructions from said authorized person.
17 . An apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein said override feature within said notification comprises a digital code, and wherein said apparatus is configured to send said code to said message releasing component for release of said message.
18 . An apparatus according to claim 16 , configured to send said digital code to said message releasing component using at least one of a mail reply command and a mail forward command.
19 . An apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein said message releasing component is configured to use said digital code in order to identify said blocked message.
20 . An apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein said digital code comprises a pseudo-random series of alphanumeric characters.
21 . An apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein said code is transferred to at least one predetermined user, thereby to enable said predetermined user to release the blocked email.
22 . An apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein said digital code is sent to said authorized person in a manner in which it cannot be seen by said authorized person.
23 . An apparatus according to claim 21 , wherein said authorized person comprises at least one of:
An authorized recipient of said blocked mail;
the sender of the mail;
the owner of an information item within said blocked mail;
the system administrator and,
the organization security officer.
24 . An apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein said notification contains instructions with which said authorized person can release said blocked message.
25 . An apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein said notification contains a copy of the blocked message.
26 . An apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein an initiator of said blocked message receives a notification that does not contain said digital code.
27 . An apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein said message is any of a group comprising: a client server communication, an email message, an email attachment, an SMS message, a instant messaging communication, a peer to peer communication, fax message and a file being transferred by a file transfer protocol.