Apparatus, method, and program product for blocking group message replies
View Patent ↗Apparatuses, methods, and program products are disclosed for blocking group message replies. One method includes, receiving, by use of a processor, an indication at a client application to block the client application from receiving replies to a group message. The method may also include blocking the client application from receiving the replies to the group message.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor;
a memory that stores code executable by the processor to:
receive an indication in a group message at a client application to block the client application from receiving replies to the group message using an option selected by a user, wherein the client application comprises a messaging application, the group message comprises a toolbar and a message body, the toolbar comprises a silent remove option and a notify remove option separately selectable directly from the toolbar, the silent remove option results in a plurality of client applications removing a user account associated with the client application without notifying a recipient list of the group message that the user account is removed from the recipient list, and the notify remove option results in the plurality of client applications removing the user account associated with the client application and notifying the recipient list of the group message that the user account is removed from the recipient list; and
block the client application from receiving the replies to the group message.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the code executable by the processor to receive the indication at the client application to block the client application from receiving replies to the group message further comprises code executable by the processor to receive a selection at an input associated with the group message.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the code executable by the processor to block the client application from receiving the replies to the group message further comprises code executable by the processor to remove the user account associated with the client application from the recipient list of the group message.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the code executable by the processor to block the client application from receiving the replies to the group message further comprises code executable by the processor to add the user account associated with the client application to an exclude list corresponding to the group message.
5. A method comprising:
receiving, by use of a processor, an indication in a group message at a client application to block the client application from receiving replies to the group message using an option selected by a user, wherein the client application comprises a messaging application, the group message a toolbar and a message body, the toolbar comprises a silent remove option and a notify remove option separately selectable directly from the toolbar, the silent remove option results in a plurality of client applications removing a user account associated with the client application without notifying a recipient list of the group message that the user account is removed from the recipient list, and the notify remove option results in the plurality of client applications removing the user account associated with the client application and notifying the recipient list of the group message that the user account is removed from the recipient list; and
blocking the client application from receiving the replies to the group message.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein receiving the indication at the client application to block the client application from receiving replies to the group message comprises receiving a selection at an input associated with the group message.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein receiving the indication at the client application to block the client application from receiving replies to the group message comprises receiving a selection at an input toolbar of a received email message.
8. The method of claim 5 , wherein receiving the indication at the client application to block the client application from receiving replies to the group message comprises receiving a selection of a setting of a received text message.
9. The method of claim 5 , wherein blocking the client application from receiving the replies to the group message comprises removing the user account associated with the client application from the recipient list of the group message.
10. The method of claim 5 , wherein blocking the client application from receiving the replies to the group message comprises adding the user account associated with the client application to an exclude list corresponding to the group message.
11. The method of claim 5 , wherein blocking the client application from receiving the replies to the group message comprises sending the indication to a server application to direct the server application to remove the user account associated with the client application from the recipient list of the group message.
12. The method of claim 5 , wherein blocking the client application from receiving the replies to the group message comprises sending the indication to a server application to direct the server application to add the user account associated with the client application to an exclude list corresponding to the group message.
13. The method of claim 5 , wherein blocking the client application from receiving the replies to the group message comprises sending the indication to a second client application to direct the second client application to remove the user account associated with the client application from the recipient list of the group message.
14. The method of claim 5 , wherein blocking the client application from receiving the replies to the group message comprises sending the indication to a second client application to direct the second client applications to add the user account associated with the client application to an exclude list corresponding to the group message.
15. The method of claim 5 , wherein blocking the client application from receiving the replies to the group message comprises sending the indication to the plurality of client applications to direct the plurality of client applications to remove the user account associated with the client application from the recipient list of the group message.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein sending the indication to the plurality of client applications comprises directing the plurality of client applications to notify the recipient list of the group message that the user account is removed from the group message.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein sending the indication to the plurality of client applications comprises directing the plurality of client applications to block notification of the recipient list of the group message that the user account is removed from the group message.
18. The method of claim 5 , wherein blocking the client application from receiving the replies to the group message comprises sending the indication to the plurality of client applications to direct the plurality of client applications to add the user account associated with the client application to an exclude list corresponding to the group message.
19. A program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores code executable by a processor, the executable code comprising code to perform:
receiving an indication in a group message at a client application to block the client application from receiving replies to the group message using an option selected by a user, wherein the client application comprises a messaging application, the group message a toolbar and a message body, the toolbar comprises a silent remove option and a notify remove option separately selectable directly from the toolbar, the silent remove option results in a plurality of client applications removing a user account associated with the client application without notifying a recipient list of the group message that the user account is removed from the recipient list, and the notify remove option results in the plurality of client applications removing the user account associated with the client application and notifying the recipient list of the group message that the user account is removed from the recipient list; and
blocking the client application from receiving the replies to the group message.
20. The program product of claim 19 , wherein the code to perform blocking the client application from receiving the replies to the group message further comprises code to perform removing the user account associated with the client application from the recipient list of the group message.
21. A method comprising:
receiving, by use of a processor, an indication in a group message from a client application to block the client application from receiving replies to the group message using an option selected by a user, wherein the client application comprises a messaging application, the group message a toolbar and a message body, the toolbar comprises a silent remove option and a notify remove option separately selectable directly from the toolbar, the silent remove option results in a plurality of client applications removing a user account associated with the client application without notifying a recipient list of the group message that the user account is removed from the recipient list, and the notify remove option results in the plurality of client applications removing the user account associated with the client application and notifying the recipient list of the group message that the user account is removed from the recipient list; and
blocking the client application from receiving the replies to the group message.
22. The method of claim 21 , wherein receiving the indication from the client application comprises receiving, at a server application, the indication from the client application.
23. The method of claim 21 , wherein receiving the indication from the client application comprises receiving, at an additional client application, the indication from the client application.