| US 7,567,951 B2 | ||
| Method and computer-readable medium for providing access to policy information associated with electronic mail message folders | ||
| Kevin L. Brown, Woodinville, Wash. (US); Jason M. Cahill, Woodinville, Wash. (US); and Sangeetha Sangeetha, Sammamish, Wash. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Wash. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 10, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/77,446. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0206451 A1, Sep. 14, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 707—2 | 17 Claims |
| 1. A computer-implemented method for providing access to policy information associated with an electronic mail message folder,
the method comprising:
providing a user interface for navigating among at least one electronic mail folder;
receiving through the user interface a selection of one of the electronic mail folders;
in response to the selection, determining whether the selected electronic mail folder comprises an organizational folder,
the organizational folder being associated with at least one electronic mail user; and
displaying an organizational policy statement associated with the selected electronic mail folder if the selected electronic
mail folder comprises the organizational folder, the organizational policy statement comprising a plurality of words describing
a policy applied to the organizational folder and data identifying at least one of the following: an intended use for the
selected electronic mail folder and a retention period for electronic mail messages stored in the selected electronic mail
folder, wherein a length of the retention period is dependent upon the intended use for the selected electronic mail folder,
and wherein the retention period and the intended use are dependent upon at least one employment aspect of the at least one
electronic mail user associated with the organizational folder.
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