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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2008
Frank L. Jania, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Timothy G. Shortley, Raleigh, NC (US);
Frank L. Jania, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Timothy G. Shortley, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for deflecting threaded email discussions to message forums includes providing a first user operating an email client application to send a first email message addressed to one or more recipient users with a first option to designate the first email message for posting to a message forum hosted by a messaging forum server; accessing the messaging forum server to post a content of the first email message to the message forum if the first user has sent the first email message with the first option selected; formatting the first email message to append a hyperlink to the message forum and a hyperlink to a comment feed syndicated for the message forum; routing the first email message for delivery to the one or more recipient users including a second user operating the email client application; providing the second user with a second option to designate a second email message composed in reply to the first email message for posting to the message forum if the first user has sent the first email message with the first option selected; and accessing the messaging forum server to post a content of the second email message to the message forum as a comment if the second user has sent the second email message with the second option selected.