Patent ID: 8208610

Claim:
A method of processing electronic mail messages on a handheld electronic device, comprising: receiving, from a first electronic mail service, data that lists a first set of data management features that are supported by said first electronic mail service; determining a first subset of features from said first set of data management features that are supported by said handheld electronic device; implementing at least one of said first subset of features on said handheld electronic device; receiving, from a second electronic mail service, data that lists a second set of data management features that are supported by said second electronic mail service, the second set of data management features being distinct from said first set of data management features supported by said first electronic mail service; determining a second subset of features from said second set of data management features that are supported by said handheld electronic device; implementing at least one of said second subset of features on said handheld electronic device; receiving an electronic mail message from said second electronic mail service; and responsive to receiving said electronic mail message from the second electronic mail service, processing said electronic mail message received from the second electronic mail service in accordance with said at least one of said second subset of features, wherein said processing disables features supported by the first electronic mail service that are not supported by the second electronic mail service.