Message processing based on the automated management and address patterns, and control of the contact alias

摘要

Method and apparatus, including computer program products for processing messages based on the address pattern. The present invention provides a method for processing messages. And a keeping multiple rules, the method includes processing instructions and address key patterns each rule. Address key pattern is an expression that specifies the address pattern one or more instances. The method can include receiving a first message (302), the first message includes address information associated with the recipient of the predetermined sender of the first message. Includes setting an address pattern instance (304) the first message, the method is a combination of address information associated with the recipient of a given sender and the message the address pattern instance message. The method includes (314) to process the first message according to the instruction by selecting the rule with the address pattern key address pattern instance configured to match (306), included in the selected rules.