System and method for selecting messaging settings on a messaging client
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1. A method for selecting messaging settings on a messaging client, the method comprising:
- (a) determining a recipient of a particular outgoing message; and
(b) retrieving a messaging setting for the recipient from a data store of messaging settings indexed by message recipient; and
wherein the retrieved messaging setting is a security setting providing an indication for encryption or an indication for digital signing.
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Abstract
A system and method of selecting messaging settings on a messaging client are provided. A data store configured to operate in conjunction with the messaging client stores records comprising messaging settings or characteristics for previously received and/or sent messages. The messaging client is configured to send outgoing messages, each of the messages having message characteristics, to determine whether a record for an addressed recipient of an outgoing message exists in the data store, and to select messaging settings to control the message characteristics of the outgoing message based on the record where a record exists.
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1. A method for selecting messaging settings on a messaging client, the method comprising:
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(a) determining a recipient of a particular outgoing message; and (b) retrieving a messaging setting for the recipient from a data store of messaging settings indexed by message recipient; and wherein the retrieved messaging setting is a security setting providing an indication for encryption or an indication for digital signing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for selecting messaging settings on a messaging client, the system comprising:
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(a) an output device capable of displaying data communicated by a system processor; (b) a data store capable of storing one or more messaging settings associated with one or more message recipients and indexed by message recipient; and (c) the system processor, in communication with the user output device and the data store and programmed to; (i) determine a recipient of a particular outgoing message; and (ii) retrieve a messaging setting for the recipient from the data store, wherein the retrieved messaging setting is a security setting providing an indication for encryption or an indication for digital signing. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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