Patent ID: 7773106

Claim:
A computer implemented method of sending an electronic mail (e-mail) message in response to an original e-mail message having a message body, comprising: generating, by a server, a message identifier associated with the original e-mail message; storing by the server, the original e-mail message in a data store; storing, by the server, the message identifier associated with the original e-mail message in the data store; generating, by the server, a truncated e-mail message, the truncated e-mail message including at least a portion of the message body of the original e-mail message and including less than the message body of the original e-mail message; sending, from the server, the truncated e-mail message and the message identifier associated with the original e-mail message to a mobile device; receiving, at the server, a responsive message from the mobile device, responsive to the truncated e-mail message, the responsive message including: a recipient of a resultant e-mail message, and the message identifier associated with the original e-mail message; retrieving, by the server, the original e-mail message from the data store using the message identifier associated with the original e-mail message; generating, by the server, the resultant e-mail message by appending the original e-mail message to at least a portion of the responsive message; and sending, from the server to the recipient, in response to the responsive message, the resultant e-mail message.