Patent ID: 6854007

Claim:
A method in a computer system for a sender of an electronic message to ensure that the electronic message is delivered to and reviewed by intended recipient users, the method comprising: composing the electronic message; indicating a plurality of intended recipient users; selecting a delivery recipient user from the intended recipient users; selecting a review recipient user from the intended recipient users; sending the electronic message to the plurality of intended recipient users; requesting from the delivery recipient user a delivery notification when the electronic message is delivered to the delivery recipient user; requesting from the review recipient user a review notification when the review recipient user reviews the electronic message; determining a delivery waiting period for receiving the delivery notification; selecting a delivery time interval corresponding to the delivery waiting period; determining a review waiting period for receiving the review notification and selecting a review time interval corresponding to the review waiting period; and without user intervention, when the delivery notification from the delivery recipient user is not received by the sender within the selected delivery time interval corresponding to the delivery waiting period, resending the electronic message to the delivery recipient user; and when the review notification from the review recipient user is not received by the sender within the selected review time interval corresponding to the review waiting period, sending a second electronic message to the review recipient user.