Patent ID: 7584254

Claim:
A method for operation on a mobile device for selecting messaging settings on a messaging client, the method comprising the steps of: (a) determining a recipient of an outgoing message; and (b) retrieving a messaging setting from a data store based upon the determined recipient; wherein the retrieved messaging setting is a security setting by providing an indication for encryption or an indication for digital signing; wherein the retrieved messaging setting is displayed in a messaging settings portion of an outgoing message compose screen; wherein the messaging settings portion for the outgoing message includes a field that is modified by a user to indicate a change in message setting for a first message, wherein the modified field for the outgoing message does not modify message settings of a subsequently composed outgoing message; (c) repeating steps (a) through (b) for a plurality of recipients; (d) resolving conflicts among retrieved message settings; wherein the step of resolving conflicts comprises the step of selecting one or more message settings from the retrieved message settings based upon security of each retrieved message setting, time used of each retrieved message setting, frequency of use of each retrieved message setting, priority of recipient with whom retrieved message setting is associated or combinations thereof.