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1. A method for generating a response email form for a received email message, comprising:
- providing a form in which a user may respond to the received email message;
providing an interface that enables the user to select at least one email response option;
in response to a user'"'"'s first selection of a first email response option, providing the form, and in response to the user'"'"'s second subsequent selection of a second email response option, providing the form.
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Abstract
A system and method for dynamically updating the recipient email addresses of a response message in response to a user selection of a response option without altering a response message.
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1. A method for generating a response email form for a received email message, comprising:
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providing a form in which a user may respond to the received email message;
providing an interface that enables the user to select at least one email response option;
in response to a user'"'"'s first selection of a first email response option, providing the form, and in response to the user'"'"'s second subsequent selection of a second email response option, providing the form. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium for enabling the generation of a response email form for a received email message, the computer program product comprising computer instructions for:
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providing a form in which a user may respond to the received email message;
providing an interface that enables the user to select at least one email response option;
in response to a user'"'"'s first selection of a first email response option, providing the form, and in response to the user'"'"'s second subsequent selection of a second email response option, providing the form. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A system for generating a response email form for a received email message, comprising:
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means for providing a form in which a user may respond to the received email message;
means for providing an interface that enables the user to select at least one email response option;
in response to a user'"'"'s first selection of a first email response option, means for providing the form, and in response to the user'"'"'s second subsequent selection of a second email response option, means for providing the form. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for updating a reply form for responding to a received email message, comprising:
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detecting a user selection of the reply form;
expanding the reply form by inserting at least one line of text to a text box of the reply form. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A system for responding to an electronic mail message, comprising:
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a reply form located within a first window and associated with the electronic mail message; and
source code for controlling at least one email transmission characteristic of the reply form, wherein the at least one email transmission characteristic may be modified without changing a text message within the reply form. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for responding to one of a plurality of email messages within an email thread, comprising:
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providing the email thread in a document;
providing a plurality of reply mechanisms, each reply mechanism corresponding to one of the plurality of email messages;
detecting a user selection of one of the reply mechanisms; and
providing a reply form within the document for inputting a response message. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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