Patent ID: 8346859

Claim:
A method, comprising: at a computer: displaying a first web mail reply form that includes: one or more address fields; an input area for a reply message; a plurality of response options selectable by a user; and a tear-off mechanism; in response to selection of a reply response option within the first web mail reply form by the user when the one or more address fields within the first web mail reply form correspond to a reply-to-all response or a forward response, changing one or more of the address fields in the first web mail reply form while maintaining the reply message; in response to selection of a reply-to-all response option within the first web mail reply form by the user when the one or more address fields within the first web mail reply form correspond to a reply response or a forward response, changing one or more of the address fields in the first web mail reply form while maintaining the reply message in the input area; in response to selection of a forward response option within the first web mail reply form by the user when the one or more address fields within the first web mail reply form correspond to a reply response or a reply-to-all response, changing one or more of the address fields in the first web mail reply form while maintaining the reply message in the input area; and in response to detecting a selection of the tear-off mechanism, displaying a second web mail reply form that includes: one or more address fields; and an input area for the reply message.