Patent ID: 9143472
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of updating an e-mail recipient list, the method comprising: receiving, via an e-mail client, a first version of an e-mail, the first version of the e-mail comprising a message header identifying at least a first e-mail recipient; storing the first version of the e-mail for a user associated with the e-mail client; sending, via a processor, the first version of the e-mail to the at least first e-mail recipient indicated in the message header of the first version of the e-mail; receiving, via the e-mail client, a second version of the e-mail, a message header of the second version of the e-mail indicating at least a second e-mail recipient; sending the second version of the e-mail to the at least second e-mail recipient indicated in the message header of the second version of the e-mail; and receiving, via the e-mail client, an update request for the first version of the e-mail sent to the at least first e-mail recipient, the update request configured to be processed to update the message header of the first version of the e-mail to add the at least second e-mail recipient to the message header; and responsive to receiving the update request, updating the message header of the stored first version of the e-mail to add the at least second e-mail recipient to the message header.