Patent ID: 7409641

Claim:
A method for replying to messages comprising: in response to a user selecting a message from a list of messages and subsequently selecting one of a plurality of reply options: determining a name of a sender of the selected message; determining a name of at least one recipient of the selected message; determining one or more messages that are related to the selected message; determining a name of at least one second recipient of the one or more related messages, said at least one second recipient being neither a sender of the selected message nor a recipient of the selected message; automatically populating a reply message with the name of the sender of the selected message, the name of the at least one recipient of the selected message, and the name of the at least one second recipient; and storing the name of the sender of the selected message, the name of the at least one recipient of the selected message, and the name of the at least one second recipient along with information regarding the field of the message from which each name originated, wherein automatically populating the reply message comprises automatically populating at least one address field of the reply message with a message address of the sender, a message address of the at least one recipient, and a message address of the at least one second recipient.