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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2005
Kevin L. Brown, Woodinville, WA (US);
Jason M. Cahill, Woodinville, WA (US);
Sangeetha Sangeetha, Sammamish, WA (US);
Kevin L. Brown, Woodinville, WA (US);
Jason M. Cahill, Woodinville, WA (US);
Sangeetha Sangeetha, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method and computer-readable medium are provided for accessing policy information associated with e-mail folders. According to the method, a user interface is provided that allows a user to navigate between one or more folders for storing data, such as e-mail folders. A selection of one of the e-mail folders may be received through the user interface. In response to the selection, a determination is made as to whether the selected folder is an organizational folder. If the selected folder is an organizational folder, an organizational policy statement associated with the selected folder is displayed within the user interface. The organizational policy statement may comprise data identifying a retention period for e-mail messages stored in the e-mail folder, data identifying the e-mail folder, data identifying an intended use for the e-mail folder, and a selectable link that may be utilized to access additional information regarding the organizational policy statement.