System and method for selection of messaging settings
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1. A method of selecting messaging settings on a messaging client, comprising the steps of:
- composing an outgoing message (92);
addressing the outgoing message to a message recipient (94);
determining whether specific messaging settings have been established for the message recipient (96); and
selecting the specific messaging settings to control message characteristics of the outgoing message where specific messaging settings for the message recipient have been established (98), characterised by;
the steps of addressing, determining, and selecting being repeated for each of a plurality of message recipients;
detecting conflicting messaging settings between the messaging settings selected for the plurality of message recipients (102); and
resolving any detected conflicting messaging settings (104).
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Abstract
A method and system of selecting messaging settings on a messaging client are provided. When an outgoing message to be sent from the messaging client is addressed to a message recipient, the messaging client accesses a data store to determine whether specific messaging settings have been stored for the message recipient. If specific messaging settings have been stored for the message recipient, the messaging client selects the specific messaging settings for the message recipient to control the message characteristics of the outgoing message.
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1. A method of selecting messaging settings on a messaging client, comprising the steps of:
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composing an outgoing message (92);
addressing the outgoing message to a message recipient (94);
determining whether specific messaging settings have been established for the message recipient (96); and
selecting the specific messaging settings to control message characteristics of the outgoing message where specific messaging settings for the message recipient have been established (98), characterised by;
the steps of addressing, determining, and selecting being repeated for each of a plurality of message recipients;
detecting conflicting messaging settings between the messaging settings selected for the plurality of message recipients (102); and
resolving any detected conflicting messaging settings (104). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for selecting messaging settings, comprising:
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a data store (52) configured to store a plurality of specific messaging settings (59); and
a messaging client (60) configured to send messages, each of the messages having message characteristics and being addressed to a message recipient, to access the data store to determine whether specific messaging settings have been stored for the message recipient to which a message is addressed (100), and to select the specific messaging settings for the message recipient to control the message characteristics of the message where specific messaging settings have been stored for the message recipient (98), characterised by;
the steps of addressing, determining, and selecting being repeated for each of a plurality of message recipients;
the messaging client configured to detect conflicting messaging settings between the messaging settings selected for the plurality of message recipients (102) and to resolve any detected conflicting massaging settings (104). - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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