Scheduled message cleanup
Scheduled message cleanup techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a method implemented by one or more computing devices includes detecting that a message has been received from a sender for delivery via a user account. Responsive to a determination that an option has been selected for the sender in association with the user account, a previous message from the sender that is to be delivered via the user account is removed and the detected message is kept for delivery via the user account.
1. A method implemented by one or more computing devices, the method comprising:
detecting that a message has been received from a sender for delivery via a user account; and
responsive to a determination that an option has been selected by a user for the sender in association with the user account:
removing a previous message from the sender that is to be delivered via the user account; and
keeping the detected message for delivery via the user account; and
responsive to a determination that another option has been selected for the sender, deleting the detected message after a predefined amount of time as specified in conjunction with the other option.
2. A method as described in claim 1 , wherein the removing includes deleting the previous message or archiving the previous message.
3. A method as described in claim 1 , wherein the delivery of the message via the user account includes communication over a network for receipt by a computing device, via which, messages in the user account are accessed.
4. A method as described in claim 1 , wherein the delivery of the message via the user account includes display in a user interface by a client device, via which, messages in the user account are accessed.
5. A method as described in claim 1 , further comprising responsive to a determination that another different option has been selected for the sender, archiving the detected message after a predefined amount of time as specified in conjunction with the other different option.
6. A method as described in claim 1 , wherein respective selection of the options is performed through interaction with a user interface output by a client device, the user interface configured to specify the sender.
7. A method as described in claim 1 , wherein the message is an email, a SMS text, a MMS text, or an instant message.
8. A method implemented by one or more computing devices, the method comprising:
detecting that a message has been received from a sender for delivery via a user account; and
responsive to a determination that an option has been selected by a user for the sender in association with the user account, deleting the message after a predefined amount of time has passed as specified in conjunction with the option, wherein the deleting is performed such that the detected message is displaying in a user interface with which the user account is associated during the predefined amount of time and is not displayable afterward.
9. A method as described in claim 8 , wherein selection of the option is performed through interaction with a user interface output by a client device, the user interface configured to specify the sender and the predefined amount of time.
10. A method as described in claim 9 , wherein the interaction includes use of a menu displayed over one or more message summaries, the menu configured to receive one or more inputs to select the option.
11. A method as described in claim 9 , wherein the interaction includes use of a menu displayed over one or more message summaries, the menu including a representation of the sender.
12. A method as described in claim 8 , wherein the message is an email, a SMS text, a MSS text, or an instant message.
13. A method as described in claim 8 , further comprising responsive to a determination that another option has been selected for the sender in association with the user account:
removing a previous message from the sender that is to be delivered via the user account; and
keeping the detected message for delivery via the user account.
14. A computing device comprising:
one or more processors;
one or more computer-readable media embodying computer-readable instructions which, when executed, implement a method comprising:
detecting that a message has been received from a sender for delivery via a user account; and
responsive to a determination that an option has been selected by a user for the sender in association with the user account:
removing a previous message from the sender that is to be delivered via the user account; and
keeping the detected message for delivery via the user account; and
responsive to a determination that another option has been selected for the sender, deleting the detected message after a predefined amount of time as specified in conjunction with the other option.
15. The computing device as described in claim 14 , wherein the removing includes deleting the previous message or archiving the previous message.
16. The computing device as described in claim 14 , wherein the delivery of the message via the user account includes communication over a network for receipt by a computing device, via which, messages in the user account are accessed.
17. The computing device as described in claim 14 , wherein the delivery of the message via the user account includes display in a user interface by a client device, via which, messages in the user account are accessed.
18. The computing device as described in claim 14 , further comprising responsive to a determination that another different option has been selected for the sender, archiving the detected message after a predefined amount of time as specified in conjunction with the other different option.
19. The computing device as described in claim 14 , wherein respective selection of the options is performed through interaction with a user interface output by a client device, the user interface configured to specify the sender.
20. The computing device as described in claim 14 , wherein the message is an email, a SMS text, a MMS text, or an instant message.
21. A computing device comprising:
one or more processors;
one or more computer-readable media embodying computer-readable instructions which, when executed, implement a method comprising:
detecting that a message has been received from a sender for delivery via a user account; and
responsive to a determination that an option has been selected by a user for the sender in association with the user account, deleting the message after a predefined amount of time has passed as specified in conjunction with the option, wherein the deleting is performed such that the detected message is displaying in a user interface with which the user account is associated during the predefined amount of time and is not displayable afterward.
22. The computing device as described in claim 21 , wherein selection of the option is performed through interaction with a user interface output by a client device, the user interface configured to specify the sender and the predefined amount of time.
23. The computing device as described in claim 22 , wherein the interaction includes use of a menu displayed over one or more message summaries, the menu configured to receive one or more inputs to select the option.
24. The computing device as described in claim 22 , wherein the interaction includes use of a menu displayed over one or more message summaries, the menu including a representation of the sender.
25. The computing device as described in claim 21 , wherein the message is an email, a SMS text, a MSS text, or an instant message.
26. The computing device as described in claim 21 , further comprising responsive to a determination that another option has been selected for the sender in association with the user account:
removing a previous message from the sender that is to be delivered via the user account; and
keeping the detected message for delivery via the user account.