System and method of automatically determining whether or not to include message text of an original electronic message in a reply electronic message

摘要

A system and method for automatically determining whether or not original message text should be included in a reply electronic message is provided. In one broad aspect, the original message text is included in the reply electronic message as a function of the original message. In a first example, the original message text is included as a function of a domain name of an originating address. In a second example, the original message text is included as a function of maintained information used for determining if original message text should be included in reply electronic messages. In a third example, the original message text is included as a function of an indicative encoding inside the original electronic message. In a fourth example, the original message text is included as a function of maintained information used for detecting address aliases. In another broad aspect, the original electronic message is encoded with an indicative encoding as to whether or not a reply electronic message should include the original message text.

主权项

1. A method for execution in an electronic message-enabled device, the method comprising:
receiving an original electronic message sent from a sender, the original electronic message comprising original message text; automatically determining if a reply electronic message is to contain at least the original message text based on whether the sender is charged a fee according to size of electronic messages received; if the sender is charged a fee according to size of electronic messages received, omitting the original message text from the reply electronic message; if the sender is not charged a fee according to size of electronic messages received, including the original message text in the reply electronic message; and sending the reply electronic message.