METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOVING A PERSON FROM AN E-MAIL THREAD
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for automatically removing a user from an e-mail thread, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving a reply e-mail message at an e-mail client;
responsive to a determination that the reply e-mail message is a message to opt-out of an e-mail thread, associating an e-mail address of a sender of the reply e-mail message to the e-mail thread to form a listed e-mail address;
storing the listed e-mail address;
generating a new e-mail message, wherein the new e-mail message is part of the e-mail thread; and
excluding, automatically, the listed e-mail address from a list of recipients of the new e-mail message.
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Abstract
A method for automatically removing a user from an e-mail thread is provided. An e-mail client receives a reply e-mail message. Responsive to a determination that the reply e-mail message is a message to opt-out of an e-mail thread, the e-mail address of a sender of the reply e-mail message is associated with the e-mail thread to form a listed e-mail address. The listed e-mail address is stored. When a new e-mail message is generated that is part of the e-mail thread, the listed e-mail address is automatically excluded from a list of recipients of the new e-mail.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for automatically removing a user from an e-mail thread, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving a reply e-mail message at an e-mail client; responsive to a determination that the reply e-mail message is a message to opt-out of an e-mail thread, associating an e-mail address of a sender of the reply e-mail message to the e-mail thread to form a listed e-mail address; storing the listed e-mail address; generating a new e-mail message, wherein the new e-mail message is part of the e-mail thread; and excluding, automatically, the listed e-mail address from a list of recipients of the new e-mail message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer recordable medium having computer usable program code for automatically removing a user from an e-mail thread, the computer program product comprising; computer usable program code for receiving a reply e-mail message at an e-mail client; computer usable program code, responsive to a determination that the reply e-mail message is a message to opt-out of an e-mail thread, for associating an e-mail address of a sender of the reply e-mail message to the e-mail thread to form a listed e-mail address; computer usable program code for storing the listed e-mail address; computer usable program code for generating a new e-mail message, wherein the new e-mail message is part of the e-mail thread; and computer usable program code for excluding, automatically, the listed e-mail address from a list of recipients of the new e-mail message. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A data processing system for automatically removing a user from an e-mail thread, the data processing system comprising:
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a bus; a communications unit connected to the bus; a storage device connected to the bus, wherein the storage device includes computer usable program code; and a processor unit connected to the bus, wherein the processor unit executes the computer usable program code to receive a reply e-mail message at an e-mail client; responsive to a determination that the reply e-mail message is a message to opt-out of an e-mail thread, associate an e-mail address of a sender of the reply e-mail message to the e-mail thread to form a listed e-mail address;
store the listed e-mail address;
generate a new e-mail message, wherein the new e-mail message is part of the e-mail thread; and
exclude, automatically, the listed e-mail address from a list of recipients of the new e-mail message. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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