DE10106347A1 - Process for the automatic creation and maintenance of e-mail information services - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for automatically creating and updating e-mail information services, wherein e-mail subscriber data is automatically entered into an at least one openly accessible information data base with the agreement of the subscribers. The requested e-mail address of subscriber can thus be obtained by interrogating said information data base.

Description

The invention relates to a method for automatic creation and maintenance of email information services.

So far, e-mail directory services have depended on the subscribers being themselves in the corresponding databases. This affects both the entry with your own e-mail provider as well as with third-party providers and Directories.

It often happens that you urgently need the email address of a specific person, but cannot find them because the has not registered the subscriber concerned in any e-mail directory.

The object of the invention is to provide a method for automatic Propose creation and maintenance of e-mail information services with the extensive directories created and accessible to the participants can be made.

This object is achieved by the features of patent claim 1.

According to the invention, e-mail subscriber data with the consent of Participants automatically in at least one freely accessible Information database added.  

The email data of each participant is in one with the email provider Participant database saved. So that the data in the information database must first be approved by the participants be caught up.

This can be done automatically, for example, by the participants Declaration of consent with a mailing campaign (letter, e.g. with the invoice) or an email campaign (customer confirmation or rejection by email) be contacted and asked for their consent. The latter can Provided internally and automated.

A flag can then be set in the subscriber database, which indicates whether the participant has added his email address to the Information database has agreed or not.

The participant database and the information database can be one and act on the same database, the flag indicating whether the participant has released its participant data record for third party access or not.

On this basis, requests for information can take place, or in each case automated queries of new participants as well as participants who previously had one Have declined to publish your email address.

For new participants there is of course an alternative in the participant contract possible with his consent to the publication of the email address.

Optionally, the participants can automatically change passwords of the addresses are delivered.

An alternative automatic change procedure is that the Participant can call a change page at the provider and his Can block or release the address. There is no password for this  absolutely necessary if he can only call up his own change page and this is protected by the access data (change as personalized Service).

All participant data records of the participants are then automatically transferred to the Information database transferred, the publication of their Have agreed to participant data.

The email information can thus be made much more efficient.

A further development of the invention is that as many as possible foreign participants of other network operators or providers in this. Directory can be entered.

This can be done by the network operators and providers comparable databases are created and the same To have branching possibilities with each other. Alternatively, it can respectively; that agree on deliveries of addresses with others Operators / providers are closed.

Claims (7)

1. Procedure for the automatic creation and maintenance of e-mail information services, characterized in that e-mail subscriber data are automatically included in at least one freely accessible information database with the consent of the participants. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that in one Participant database, a participant-specific flag is set,. which indicates whether the participant has recorded his email address in the information database has agreed or not. 3. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized that automatically all participant records of the Participants are transferred to the information database, which one Have agreed to the publication of their participant data. 4. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized marked that with the setting or clearing of the access flag Third party released or blocked on the corresponding participant date becomes. 5. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that the participant has access to his participant data in the information database, manage it and optionally block or can release.   6. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized that the subscriber's access to his Participant data is secured with a password. 7. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized that the information databases of several network operators and providers are linked and mutually automatic be updated.