A method and apparatus for managing information relating to electronic
messages is provided. A first set of data related to one or more message
senders is obtained from a first source, such as an email sever or email
gateway. Each message sender has sent one or more electronic messages. A
second set of data related to the one or more message senders is obtained
from a second source. Message volume information that describes the
messages sent by the one or more message senders for a period of time is
determined based on the first set of data and the second set of data. The
message volume information may be used to determine whether a particular
message sent by a particular message sender is unsolicited. If a
particular message is determined to be unsolicited, various actions may
be performed on messages sent by the sender of the particular message.