Virtual discussion threads for activities in a trusted network

摘要

Managing discussion threads within an electronic communication system includes detecting that an electronic message sent from a sender to a first recipient is forwarded from the sender to a second recipient and, responsive to the detecting, identifying at least one electronic message related to the forwarded message exchanged between the sender and the second recipient as a virtual discussion thread. A client is notified of that the virtual discussion thread exists and is correlated with the electronic message from the sender. The virtual discussion thread is provided to the client of the first recipient.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
detecting an electronic message sent from a sender to a first recipient is forwarded from the sender to a second recipient using a processor; responsive to the detecting, identifying at least one additional electronic message related to the forwarded message, exchanged between the sender and the second recipient, that is not addressed to the first recipient as a virtual discussion thread; notifying a client of the first recipient that the virtual discussion thread exists and is correlated with the electronic message from the sender; and sending the virtual discussion thread to the client of the first recipient, wherein identifying at least one electronic message related to the forwarded message exchanged between the sender and the second recipient as a virtual discussion thread is further performed responsive to determining that the first recipient has not responded to the electronic message within a minimum amount of time.