CA2533280A1 - System and method for automatically learning mailbox configuration conventions - Google Patents

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CA2533280A1
CA2533280A1 CA002533280A CA2533280A CA2533280A1 CA 2533280 A1 CA2533280 A1 CA 2533280A1 CA 002533280 A CA002533280 A CA 002533280A CA 2533280 A CA2533280 A CA 2533280A CA 2533280 A1 CA2533280 A1 CA 2533280A1
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Darren L. Gardner
Shaibal Roy
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Abstract

A system and method automatically learns mailbox configuration conventions.
The validator module (13) determines a valid set of configuration parameters (14) used for accessing an electronic mailbox of a user within a mail domain after receiving configuration information from the user that is limited in the configuration parameters (14) required for accessing the electronic mailbox. A
learner module (15) accepts from the validator module (13) a set of configuration parameters determined to be valid and generates configuration conventions (16) for a mail domain. A database store is the generated configuration conventions (16). The validator and learner modules can be operative as part of a web server.

Claims (21)

1. A system for automatically learning mailbox configuration conventions comprising:
a validator module that determines a valid set of configuration parameters used for accessing an electronic mailbox of a user within a mail domain after receiving configuration information from the user that is limited in the configuration parameters required for accessing the electronic mailbox;
a learner module that accepts from the validator module a set of configuration parameters determined to be valid and generates configuration conventions for a mail domain; and a database that stores the generated configuration conventions.
2. A system according to Claim 1, wherein said validator module and learner module are operative as a mailbox interface module acting as an agent between an email client of the user and a respective electronic mailbox.
3. A system according to Claim 1, and further comprising a web server on which said validator module and learner module are operative.
4. A system according to Claim 3, wherein said database is stored on said web server.
5. A system according to Claim 1, wherein said learner module is operative for applying tests to the configuration parameters to ensure that the configuration parameters are credible.
6. A system according to Claim 1, wherein the learner module is operative for applying rules from a rules database for indicating which configuration conventions are to be learned.
7. A system according to Claim 1, wherein said configuration conventions stored within the database comprise standard configuration conventions applicable to all mail domains.
8. A system according to Claim 1, wherein the configuration information received from a user comprises an email address and a password.
9. A system according to Claim 8, wherein the configuration information comprises an access protocol for the respective electronic mailbox being accessed.
10. A system according to Claim 9, wherein said access protocol comprises a Post Office Protocol (POP) or an Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).
11. A method for automatically learning mailbox configuration conventions comprising:
determining a valid set of configuration parameters used for accessing an electronic mailbox of a user within a mail domain after receiving from the user configuration information that is limited in the configuration parameters required for accessing the electronic mailbox;
generating configuration conventions related to the mail domain from the valid set of configuration parameters; and storing the configuration conventions within a database.
12. A method according to Claim 11, wherein the configuration conventions stored within the database comprise standard configuration conventions applicable to all domains.
13. A method according to Claim 11, and further comprising the step of attempting access to an electronic mailbox from a set of potentially valid configuration parameters as provided by an email service provider for the electronic mailbox.
14. A method according to Claim 11, and further comprising the step of storing configuration conventions within the database for each mail domain having an electronic mailbox to which access has been attempted.
15. A method according to Claim 11, and further comprising the step of requesting other configuration information from a user if an attempt at accessing an electronic mailbox has failed.
16. A method according to Claim 15, wherein said other configuration information requested from the user comprises an access protocol for the respective electronic mailbox being accessed.
17. A method according to Claim 16, wherein said access protocol comprises a Post Office Protocol or an Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).
18. A method according to Claim 11, and further comprising the step of returning status information relating to the number of attempts and percentage of successes using a given configuration convention.
19. A computer-readable medium comprising:

a validator module that determines a valid set of configuration parameters used for accessing an electronic mailbox of a user within a mail domain after receiving from the user configuration information that is limited in the configuration parameters required for accessing the electronic mailbox; and a learner module that accepts a set of configuration parameters determined to be valid and generates configuration conventions for the mail domain.
20. A computer-readable medium according to Claim 19, wherein said learner module is operative for applying tests to the configuration parameters to ensure that the configuration parameters are credible.
21. A computer-readable medium according to Claim 21, wherein said learner module is operative for applying rules from a rules database for indicating which configuration conventions are to be learned.
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