Patent ID: 8117263

Claim:
A method for delivering a time-sensitive e-mail message to a recipient, said method comprising: receiving the time-sensitive e-mail message including a first set of content and a second set of content different from the first set of content, the time-sensitive e-mail message having a rule set for delivering the time-sensitive e-mail message and a header identifying the number of the first and second sets of related content associated with the e-mail message; storing said time-sensitive email message in a storage medium; extracting the rule set, from the time-sensitive e-mail message, the rule set specifying a predefined time limit; determining whether to provide the first set of content to the recipient based on when the recipient opened the time-sensitive e-mail message before the predefined time limit; if the recipient opened the time-sensitive e-mail message before the predefined time limit, then providing the first set of content of the time-sensitive e-mail message to the recipient; and if the recipient opened the time-sensitive e-mail message after the predefined time limit, providing the second set of content to the recipient.