Patent ID: 8490185

Claim:
A computer implemented method of displaying email messages to a user, comprising: (a) associating spam severity meta data with an email message received for the user; (b) displaying a user interface comprising at least a first portion showing a first set listing of email summary information comprising a first listing of email messages in an email folder and a second portion including a view selector, the first set listing of email summary information based on whether the meta data associated with each email message in the first listing of email messages meets or exceeds a first threshold display level; (c) receiving via the user interface an indication from a user indicative via the view selector to change the first threshold display level and the first set listing; and (d) responsive to the indication, dynamically displaying a second set listing of email message summary information comprising a second listing of email messages in the user interface based on a second threshold display level; and (e) dynamically determining that a change in the second threshold display level is justified based on monitoring user actions with respect to the second set listing of email summary information.