Email based e-commerce with SMS and social media
Methods for email-based e-commerce using SMS and social media and for an e-commerce stock management system are disclosed. A method for email-based e-commerce using SMS includes receiving, via a social media network, a request from a customer to make a payment via email; generating a first email message that includes a mailto hyperlink and solicits payment in a predetermined amount; transmitting the first email message to the customer; and receiving an email message from the customer confirming payment in the predetermined amount. A method for an email-based financial management system includes storing user based settings, based on stock market events and a plurality of predetermined actions; determining when a stock market event occurs; transmitting a confirmation email to a customer requesting confirmation to perform a predetermined action; receiving a confirmation email from the customer to perform the predetermined action; and performing the predetermined action.
1. A method for improving security of e-commerce computer networks using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), the method comprising:
generating a first token for a transaction;
generating a short message service (SMS) message that includes a mailto hyperlink based on the first token;
transmitting the SMS message to a customer;
receiving a SMTP response that includes the first token from the customer, wherein the response is based on the mailto hyperlink;
authenticating the SMTP response based on an email address of a sender of the SMTP response and the first token received in the SMTP response; and
on a condition that the SMTP response is authenticated, permitting the customer to perform the transaction.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating a first SMTP simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) email message that includes at least one mailto hyperlink; and
transmitting the first SMTP email message to the customer, wherein the first SMTP email message and the SMS message are sent at a same time.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mailto hyperlink includes the first token.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mailto hyperlink includes a destination address field that indicates an email address of an e-commerce server.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the email address of the sender of the SMTP response is authenticated using DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) or Sender Policy Framework (SPF) protocols.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mailto hyperlink is accessed via a shortened URL.
7. A method for improving security of e-commerce computer networks using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), the method comprising:
generating a first token for a transaction;
generating a social media that includes at least one mailto hyperlink based on the first token;
receiving a SMTP response that includes the first token from a customer;
authenticating the SMTP response based on an email address of a sender of the SMTP response and the first token received in the SMTP response; and
on a condition that the SMTP response is authenticated, permitting the customer to perform the transaction.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one mailto hyperlink is accessed via a shortened URL.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one mailto hyperlink includes the first token.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one mailto hyperlink includes a destination address field that indicates an email address of an e-commerce system.
11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the email address of the sender of the SMTP response is authenticated using DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) or Sender Policy Framework (SPF) protocols.