Sharing email
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1. A method comprising:
- establishing, via a computing device, a trust relationship between a first email user and at least a second email user, wherein establishing the trust relationship between the first email user and the second email user includes;
sending, between the first email user and the second email user, an offer through one or more visual windows defining the trust relationship, wherein the one or more visual windows include one or more selectable rules defining which one or more email messages to propagate between the first email user and the second email user; and
receiving an acceptance of the offer and a selection of the one or more selectable rules through the one or more visual windows, wherein the acceptance of the offer establishes the trust relationship.
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Abstract
A trust relationship may be established between a first email user and at least a second email user. At least one email message received by the second user is automatically propagated to the first user based upon, at least in part, the trust relationship.
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1. A method comprising:
establishing, via a computing device, a trust relationship between a first email user and at least a second email user, wherein establishing the trust relationship between the first email user and the second email user includes; sending, between the first email user and the second email user, an offer through one or more visual windows defining the trust relationship, wherein the one or more visual windows include one or more selectable rules defining which one or more email messages to propagate between the first email user and the second email user; and receiving an acceptance of the offer and a selection of the one or more selectable rules through the one or more visual windows, wherein the acceptance of the offer establishes the trust relationship. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
establishing, via a computing device, a trust relationship between a first email user and at least a second email user, wherein establishing the trust relationship between the first email user and the second email user includes; sending, between the first email user and the second email user, an offer through one or more visual windows defining the trust relationship, wherein the one or more visual windows include one or more selectable rules defining which one or more email messages to propagate between the first email user and the second email user; and receiving an acceptance of the offer and a selection of the one or more selectable rules through the one or more visual windows, wherein the acceptance of the offer establishes the trust relationship. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computing system including a processor and memory configured to perform operations comprising:
establishing, via a computing device, a trust relationship between a first email user and at least a second email user, wherein establishing the trust relationship between the first email user and the second email user includes; sending, between the first email user and the second email user, an offer through one or more visual windows defining the trust relationship, wherein the one or more visual windows include one or more selectable rules defining which one or more email messages to propagate between the first email user and the second email user; and receiving an acceptance of the offer and a selection of the one or more selectable rules through the one or more visual windows, wherein the acceptance of the offer establishes the trust relationship. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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