Patent ID: 8412784

Claim:
A computer-implemented message system, comprising: a processor for executing computer-executable instructions; and memory storing computer-executable instructions for: deconstructing a received MIME (multi-purpose Internet mail extensions) message that is to be stored in a mailbox configured for access by a MIME client, wherein the message is deconstructed into a set of properties that can be retrieved by a non-MIME client and a MIME property that is not included in the set of properties; storing the set of properties and the MIME property in association with storing the message in the mailbox, the set of properties storing message data that is supported by the non-MIME client, the MIME property storing message data that was not stored in the set of properties; and reconstructing the message to full fidelity using the MIME property and the set of properties in response to the MIME client accessing the mailbox and retrieving the message.