Patent ID: 8069215

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving by an electronic message reader an electronic message over an associated network from an electronic message source; determining by the electronic message reader whether the electronic message contains a pointer to content responsive to receiving the electronic message; accessing stored credentials by the electronic reader to enable access to the content; automatically downloading by the electronic message reader at least some of the content over the associated network from a content source in accordance with stored configurable download preferences responsive to receiving the electronic message and determining the electronic message contains a pointer to content before a next electronic message is received; storing the downloaded content by the electronic reader in a cache; disconnecting from the associated network; and, after disconnecting from the associated network and while offline with the associated network, outputting, by the electronic message reader, the received electronic message and the downloaded content from the cache; wherein the configurable download preferences further comprises a list of sources from which content can be automatically downloaded; wherein the message reader determines whether a source associated with a link is in the list of sources; and wherein the message reader limits automatic downloading of content to content associated with links to sources determined to be in the list of sources.