3. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein determining whether access to the specified hyperlink is allowed further comprises determining a particular access response action from a plurality of allowed actions based at least in part on the sender reputation information.
3. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein determining whether access to the specified hyperlink is allowed further comprises determining a particular access response action from a plurality of allowed actions based at least in part on the sender reputation information. 4. The method as recited in claim 3 , wherein the allowed actions include one or more of allowing user access to the specified hyperlink, blocking user access to the specified hyperlink, blocking user access to the specified hyperlink and issuing a warning message, or allowing conditional user access to the specified hyperlink.