Color differentiating a text message shown in a listing on a communication device

1. A method comprising:

accepting, by a wireless communication device, user input for a message addressed to a recipient, wherein a full content in a body of the message is deliverable to the recipient and the message includes a message address for the recipient;

identifying, automatically by the wireless communication device, a color code for the message based on a host name of the message address or a domain name of the message address;

before transmission of the message including the message address, displaying the message in a message composition window on a display of the wireless communication device, wherein the message composition window comprises a name of the recipient that is color-coded with the identified color code; and

transmitting, by the wireless communication device, the full content in the body of the message to the recipient.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising comparing the message address to a list of message addresses.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one portion of the message composition window is color-coded by displaying colored text using the identified color code in the message composition window.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying a list of messages sent from the wireless communication device.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising color-coding the message address.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one portion of the message composition window is color-coded by displaying a colored background using the color code in the message composition window.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message address is an email address.

8. A wireless communication device, comprising:

a display configured to display messages;

an input interface for entering message content; and

a processor configured to:

accept user input for a message addressed to a recipient, wherein a full content in a body of the message is deliverable to the recipient and includes a message address for the recipient;

identify, automatically by the wireless communication device, a color code for the message based on a host name of the message address or a domain name of the message address; and

before transmission of the message including the message address, cause display of the message in a message composition window on a display of the wireless communication device, wherein the message composition window comprises a name of the recipient that is color-coded with the identified color code; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the full content in the body of the message to the recipient.

9. The wireless communication device of claim 8 , the processor further configured to compare the message address to a list of message addresses.

10. The wireless communication device of claim 8 , wherein at least one portion of the message composition window is color-coded by displaying colored text using the identified color code in the message composition window.

11. The wireless communication device of claim 8 , the processor further configured to cause display of a list of messages sent from the wireless communication device.

12. The wireless communication device of claim 8 , the processor further configured to color-code the message address.

13. The wireless communication device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to color-code at least one portion of the message composition window by displaying a colored background using the color code in the message composition window.

14. The wireless communication device of claim 8 , wherein the message address is an email address.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable medium with a set of instructions stored thereon, which when executed, cause a wireless communication device to perform operations comprising:

displaying a message including address information for a recipient before transmitting the message, wherein the message is addressed to a recipient and a full content in a body of the message is deliverable to the recipient, and the message includes a message address for the recipient;

identifying, automatically by the wireless communication device, a color code for the message based on a host name of the message address or a domain name of the message address;

before transmitting the message, displaying the message in a message composition window on a display of the wireless communication device, wherein the message composition window comprises a name of the recipient that is color-coded with the identified color code; and

transmitting the full content in the body of the message to the recipient.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the message is one of an email message or a text message.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations comprise color-coding at least one portion of the message composition window by displaying a colored background using the color code in the message composition window.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the message address is an email address.

19. A wireless communication device, comprising:

a display configured to display messages;

an input interface for entering message content; and

a processor configured to:

display a message including address information for a recipient before transmitting the message, wherein the message is addressed to a recipient and a full content in a body of the message is deliverable to the recipient, and the message includes a message address for the recipient;

identify, automatically by the wireless communication device, a color code for the message based on a host name of the message address or a domain name of the message address; and

before transmitting the message, display the message in a message composition window on a display of the wireless communication device, wherein the message composition window comprises a name of the recipient that is color-coded with the identified color code; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the full content in the body of the message to the recipient.

20. The wireless communication device of claim 19 , wherein the message is one of an email message or a text message.

21. The wireless communication device of claim 19 , wherein the message address is an email address.

22. A non-transitory machine-readable medium with a set of instructions stored thereon, which when executed, cause a wireless communication device to perform operations comprising:

accepting a message address for a recipient;

identifying, automatically by the wireless communication device, a color code for the message based on a host name of the message address or a domain name of the message address;

before transmission of a message including the message address, displaying the message in a message composition window on a display of the wireless communication device, wherein the message composition window comprises a name of the recipient that is color-coded with the identified color code wherein a full content in a body of the message is deliverable to the recipient; and

transmitting the full content in the body of the message to the recipient.

23. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the color code is user programmable.

24. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the color code is administrator programmable.

25. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the message comprises an email message.

26. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the message comprises a short message service message.

27. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the message comprises one message of a list of messages, wherein a plurality of messages in the list of messages is color-coded.

28. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein a background of the message is color-coded.

29. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the color code is a default color.

30. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the message address is an email address.

31. A wireless communication device, comprising:

a display configured to display messages;

an input interface for entering message content; and

a processor configured to:

accept a message address for a recipient;

identify, automatically by the wireless communication device, a color code for the message based on a host name of the message address or a domain name of the message address; and

before transmission of the message including the message address, display the message in a message composition window on a display of the wireless communication device, wherein the message composition window comprises a name of the recipient that is color-coded with the identified color code wherein a full content in a body of the message is deliverable to the recipient; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the full content in the body of the message to the recipient.

32. The wireless communication device of claim 31 , wherein the color code is user programmable.

33. The wireless communication device of claim 31 , wherein the color code is administrator programmable.

34. The wireless communication device of claim 31 , wherein the message comprises an email message.

35. The wireless communication device of claim 31 , wherein the message comprises a short message service message.

36. The wireless communication device of claim 31 , wherein the message comprises one message of a list of messages, wherein a plurality of messages in the list of messages is color-coded.

37. The wireless communication device of claim 31 , wherein a background of the message is color-coded.

38. The wireless communication device of claim 31 , wherein the color code is a default color.

39. The wireless communication device of claim 31 , wherein the message address is an email address.