Method and System for Declining Outgoing Email Messages

1 . A method, comprising the steps of:

a) providing a web-based graphical user interface for sending electronic messages to a remote user operating a remote computer, wherein said web-based graphical user interface comprises an element for selecting an option for sending individual electronic messages to multiple recipients in visible fields and wherein said web-based graphical user interface is achieved by a first computer-readable code on a server computer and by a second computer-readable code on said remote computer,

b) obtaining from said remote computer an electronic message information via said web-based graphical user interface, wherein said electronic message information comprises a list of two or more recipients in visible fields, a message body, and an indicator that said option for sending individual electronic messages to multiple recipients in visible fields was selected, and wherein said server computer and said remote computer are communicatively connected via a computer network,

c) determining a spam index from said electronic message information obtained from said remote computer, and

d) declining transmission of electronic messages if said spam index is outside a predetermined interval.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said element for selecting said option for sending individual electronic messages to multiple recipients in visible fields is a checkbox.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said element for selecting said option for sending individual electronic messages to multiple recipients in visible fields is a radio button.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said element for selecting said option for sending individual electronic messages to multiple recipients in visible fields is a dropdown.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said element for selecting said option for sending individual electronic messages to multiple recipients in visible fields is a list.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said list of two or more recipients in visible fields is obtained from a “to” field of said web-based graphical user interface.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said list of two or more recipients in visible fields is obtained from a “cc” field of said web-based graphical user interface.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

e) disabling a “bcc” field of said web-based graphical user interface.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said web-based graphical user interface limits a number of recipients in said list of two or more recipients in visible fields.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said web-based graphical user interface limits a number of recipients in said list of two or more recipients in visible fields to a maximum of 50.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said message body contains graphics.

12 . A system, comprising:

a) means for providing a web-based graphical user interface for sending electronic messages to a remote user operating a remote computer, wherein said web-based graphical user interface comprises an element for selecting an option for sending individual electronic messages to multiple recipients in visible fields and wherein a computer-readable code is applied to said means for providing to produce said web-based graphical user interface,

b) means for obtaining from said remote computer via said web-based graphical user interface an electronic message information, wherein said electronic message information comprises a list of two or more recipients in visible fields, a message body, and an indicator that said option for sending individual electronic messages to multiple recipients in visible fields was selected, and wherein said means for obtaining and said remote computer are communicatively connected via a computer network,

c) means for determining a spam index from said electronic message information obtained from said remote computer, and

d) means for declining transmission of electronic messages if said spam index is outside a predetermined interval.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein said element for selecting said option for sending individual electronic messages to multiple recipients in visible fields is a checkbox.

14 . The system of claim 12 , wherein said element for selecting said option for sending individual electronic messages to multiple recipients in visible fields is a radio button.

15 . The system of claim 12 , wherein said element for selecting said option for sending individual electronic messages to multiple recipients in visible fields is a dropdown.

16 . The system of claim 12 , wherein said element for selecting said option for sending individual electronic messages to multiple recipients in visible fields is a list.

17 . The system of claim 12 , wherein said list of two or more recipients in visible fields is obtained from a “to” field of said web-based graphical user interface.

18 . The system of claim 12 , wherein said list of two or more recipients in visible fields is obtained from a “cc” field of said web-based graphical user interface.

19 . The system of claim 12 , further comprising:

e) means for disabling a “bcc” field of said web-based graphical user interface.

20 . The system of claim 12 , wherein said web-based graphical user interface limits a number of recipients in said list of two or more recipients in visible fields.

21 . The system of claim 12 , wherein said web-based graphical user interface limits a number of recipients in said list of two or more recipients in visible fields to a maximum of 50.

22 . The system of claim 12 , wherein said message body contains graphics.