Patent ID: 6772397
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
A method for deleting electronic mail documents addressed to, and received by, a recipient, comprising:receiving a first electronic mail document having a primary message and at least one contained message; opening the first electronic mail document; initiating a deletion routine configured to ensure deletion of related e-mails with respect to the opened first electronic mail document, the routine comprising: determining whether a second electronic mail document, also addressed to and received by the recipient includes a primary message that is substantially similar to the at least one contained message; and deleting the first electronic mail document, and the second electronic mail document if the primary message of the second electronic mail document is substantially similar to the at least one contained message; wherein the primary messages are the current messages of the respective electronic messages and the at least one contained a message is a historical message of the first electronic mail document.