Patent ID: 8266225

Claim:
A method of providing an e-mail message that is handled differently by different programs, the method comprising: creating an e-mail message for display by a first program on a machine of a recipient of said e-mail message, said e-mail message comprising a first link to an image that, when activated by said recipient of said e-mail message, causes a second program on said machine to be invoked to retrieve said image from said first link and to display said image, said e-mail message further comprising content that advises said recipient of an enhanced experience of viewing said e-mail message that is available with a third program, including, in said e-mail message, a first tar and a second tag that surround said content, said first tag and said second tag not being recognized by said first program, said first tar and said second tar being recognized by said third program as a signal for said third program to analyze said e-mail for links, to collect said links in said e-mail message, and to display, to said recipient, a dialog box that offers said recipient a chance to download images pointed to by the links in one action without the user having to activate the links separately, said links including said first link, said enhanced experience comprising analysis of said e-mail for links, collecting said links, and displaying said dialog box; and sending said e-mail message to said recipient.