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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESTRICTING REPLIES TO AN ORIGINAL ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGE

  • US 20080086530A1
  • Filed: 10/09/2006
  • Published: 04/10/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method, in a data processing system, for specifying recipients of an original electronic mail (email) message that may respond to the original email message, comprising:

  • providing a user interface through which the original email message may be composed;

    receiving a first user input to the user interface specifying one or more email addresses of one or more recipients of the original email message and a content of the original email message;

    receiving a second user input selecting a response restriction option to prevent response email messages to the original email message from at least one of the one or more email addresses of the one or more recipients;

    adding an indicator of the selected response restriction option to a data structure associated with the original email message; and

    transmitting the original email message to one or more computing devices associated with the one or more email addresses of the one or more recipients.

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