Patent attributes
An email client identifies email conversations from email header information and presents the conversations along with emails in a user's inbox. User inputs are received selecting first and second email conversations and specifying they should be linked. The email client generates an identifier and associates the identifier with emails that are comprised in the selected first and second conversations. Upon receipt of an email that is part of a conversation linked by another user, the recipient's email client provides a button to implement the link. A user may select to create a new email and link the new email to an existing conversation. An identifier is generated and associated with the new email and emails in the selected conversation. A user may convert part of an existing conversation to a new conversation and may start a new email conversation from an existing email conversation.
