International Business Machines Corporation

Michael William Quinn

Kevin Solie

Andrew M Ortwein

Anthony Eugene Payne

Malissa Sullivan

Malissa Galloway Sullivan

Described is a method for retracting an instant message from a receiver in an instant messaging session. A request is made to retract the instant message from the receiver. If the receiver is present in the session, the instant message is removed from the user interface of the receiver. Notification is sent to the requestor to indicate whether the instant message was successfully retracted and whether the instant message was saved by the receiver. Optionally, the method allows an entry made in an instant messaging log to be retracted when the corresponding instant message is retracted.

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Lexington, KY, United States of America

Michael William Quinn