Patent Document ID: 7567951
Application ID: 11077446

Base Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for providing access to policy information associated with an electronic mail message folder, the method comprising: providing a user interface for navigating among at least one electronic mail folder; receiving through the user interface a selection of one of the electronic mail folders; in response to the selection, determining whether the selected electronic mail folder comprises an organizational folder, the organizational folder being associated with at least one electronic mail user; and displaying an organizational policy statement associated with the selected electronic mail folder if the selected electronic mail folder comprises the organizational folder, the organizational policy statement comprising a plurality of words describing a policy applied to the organizational folder and data identifying at least one of the following: an intended use for the selected electronic mail folder and a retention period for electronic mail messages stored in the selected electronic mail folder, wherein a length of the retention period is dependent upon the intended use for the selected electronic mail folder, and wherein the retention period and the intended use are dependent upon at least one employment aspect of the at least one electronic mail user associated with the organizational folder.

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Claim 4:
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the organizational policy statement further comprises a selectable link to additional information regarding the organizational policy statement.