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Messaging system for indicating status of a sender of electronic mail and method and computer program product therefor

  • US 6,839,737 B1
  • Filed: 07/19/2000
  • Issued: 01/04/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer program product for operating an electronic mail application on a first computer, comprising:

  • a computer-readable storage medium including computer-readable program code for operation on the first computer and embodied in the storage medium, wherein the operation of the computer-readable program code comprises;

    accepting an incoming electronic mail message sent by a sender using a second computer, wherein the incoming electronic mail message is one of a plurality of electronic mail messages listed in the display;

    providing a user interface, wherein the user interface comprises a message display including information regarding the incoming electronic mail message; and

    displaying a status of the sender in the display, wherein displaying the status comprises providing a status indicator in the display for each of the plurality of electronic mail messages.

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