US 11,706,178 B2
Regulation of SPF policy terms
Keith Wayne Coleman, Atlanta, GA (US); and Richard Duncan, Atlanta, GA (US)
Assigned to Fraudmarc Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by Fraudmarc Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Oct. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/958,917.
Application 17/958,917 is a continuation of application No. 17/504,423, filed on Oct. 18, 2021, granted, now 11,463,392.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/092,871, filed on Oct. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0026045 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 51/212 (2022.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 51/212 (2022.05) [H04L 63/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
generating a virtual all term for inclusion in a sender policy framework (SPF) policy used to manage a domain's policy,
wherein the virtual all term comprises a term configured to render any subsequent term in an SPF policy inactive, and
wherein the virtual all term is provided for inclusion into the SPF policy prior to the domain's pre-existing policy terms.