Kevin Michael O'Connell
Engineers at Osceola St, Denver, CO

7080122, Jul 18, 2006

Aug 3, 2001

09/921955

George Bilbrey - Lafayette CO, US
Kevin O'Connell - Denver CO, US
Eric Kirby - Boulder CO, US
John Kevin Hartley - Boulder CO, US
Andrew Michael Sautins - Boulder CO, US

Return Path, Inc. - New York NY

G06F 15/16

709206, 709245, 709207

The present invention provides various embodiments of a system and a process for updating e-mail and other forms of electronic messages via a change of address network. In one embodiment, the system includes a Sponsor Database (containing mailbox/address information utilized by a Sponsor to send information to a recipient) connected to a Network Server which receives updates of mailbox/address changes from recipients and, in certain embodiments, other Sponsors. In other embodiments, a Reconnection Manager facilitates the exchange of information between the Sponsors and the Network Server. Also, one embodiment of the process provides updated mailbox/address information to those Sponsors which a recipient has previously identified to the Network Server as being acceptable for receiving the update information. The invention also provides various embodiments by which a recipient may register change of address information with the Network Server and processes utilized by the Network Server to verify such registrations are valid.