System and apparatus for sending complete responses to truncated electronic mail messages on a mobile device

1. A computer implemented method of sending an electronic mail (e-mail) message in response to an original e-mail message having a message body, comprising:

generating, by a server, a message identifier associated with the original e-mail message;

storing by the server, the original e-mail message in a data store;

storing, by the server, the message identifier associated with the original e-mail message in the data store;

generating, by the server, a truncated e-mail message, the truncated e-mail message including at least a portion of the message body of the original e-mail message and including less than the message body of the original e-mail message;

sending, from the server, the truncated e-mail message and the message identifier associated with the original e-mail message to a mobile device;

receiving, at the server, a responsive message from the mobile device, responsive to the truncated e-mail message, the responsive message including:

a recipient of a resultant e-mail message, and

the message identifier associated with the original e-mail message;

retrieving, by the server, the original e-mail message from the data store using the message identifier associated with the original e-mail message;

generating, by the server, the resultant e-mail message by appending the original e-mail message to at least a portion of the responsive message; and

sending, from the server to the recipient, in response to the responsive message, the resultant e-mail message.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the responsive message is a reply e-mail message.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the responsive message is a forward e-mail message.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the original e-mail message includes at least one attachment, and wherein sending the truncated e-mail message comprises:

sending, by the server, the truncated e-mail message to the mobile device without the at least one attachment.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein sending the recipient the resultant e-mail message comprises:

attaching, by the server, the at least one attachment to the resultant e-mail message prior to sending the resultant email message.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the responsive e-mail message comprises:

receiving, by the server, a complete message indicator indicating that the resultant e-mail message is to be sent.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the truncated e-mail message is of a predetermined length.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the predetermined length is determined by a response indicator.

9. A tangible computer storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute a method of sending an electronic (e-mail) message in response to an original e-mail message having a message body, the method comprising:

generating, by a server, a message identifier associated with the original e-mail message;

storing, by the server, the original e-mail message in a data store;

storing, by the server, the message identifier associated with the original e-mail message in the data store;

generating, by the server, a truncated e-mail message, the truncated e-mail message including at least a portion of the message body of the original e-mail message and including less than the message body of the original e-mail message;

sending, from the server, the truncated e-mail message and the message identifier associated with the original e-mail message to a mobile device;

receiving, at the server, a responsive message from the mobile device, responsive to the truncated e-mail message, the responsive message including;

a recipient of a resultant e-mail message, and

the message identifier associated with the original e-mail message;

retrieving, by the server, the original e-mail message from the data store using the message identifier associated with the original e-mail message;

generating by the server, the resultant e-mail message by appending the original e-mail message to at least a portion of the responsive message; and

sending, from the server to the recipient, in response to the responsive message, the resultant e-mail message.

10. The tangible computer storage medium of claim 9 wherein the responsive message is a reply e-mail message.

11. The tangible computer storage medium of claim 9 wherein the responsive message is a forward e-mail message.

12. A tangible computer storage medium storing computer readable instructions which, when executed by a computer cause the computer to execute a method of sending an electronic mail (e-mail) message in response to an original email message having a message body, the method comprising:

generating, by a server, a message identifier associated with the original e-mail message;

storing, by the server, the original e-mail message in a data store;

storing, by the server, the message identifier associated with the original e-mail message in the data store;

generating, by the server, a truncated e-mail message, the truncated e-mail message including at least a portion of the message body of the original e-mail message and including less than the message body of the original e-mail message;

sending, from the server, the truncated e-mail message and the message identifier associated with the original e-mail message to a mobile device;

receiving, at the server, a responsive message from the mobile device, responsive to the truncated e-mail message, identifying a recipient of a resultant message;

receiving, by the server, the message identifier associated with the original e-mail message;

retrieving, by the server, the original e-mail message from the data store using the message identifier associated with the original e-mail message; and

sending, from the server to the recipient, in response to the responsive message, the resultant e-mail message including a portion of the original e-mail message removed from the truncated e-mail message.