Automatic grouping of electronic mail

A system for grouping electronic mail, the system comprising:

• a memory storage;
• and
• a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, the processing unit being configured to:
• display electronic mail items in groups based on a default arrangement type wherein the electronic mail items are grouped based on date of receipt, each group being collapsible and expandable upon user selection, wherein the default arrangement type comprises:
• group, into a first group, a first subset of electronic mail items that were received at a current date;
• represent the first group with a first header indicating the current date;
• group, into a second group, a second subset of electronic mail items that were received another day other than the current date;
• and
• represent the second group with a second header indicating the other day other than the current date;
• receive a selection to sort the electronic mail items within each group based on a selected arrangement type;
• determine whether automatic grouping functionality is activated;
• if automatic grouping functionality is activated, utilize the selected arrangement type to prepare an electronic mail view for display and sort the electronic mail items within each group based on the selected arrangement type;
• and
• display the electronic mail view with the electronic mail items sorted within each group based on the selected arrangement type.

A method for grouping electronic mail, the method comprising:

• displaying electronic mail items in groups based on a default arrangement type wherein the electronic mail items are grouped based on date of receipt, each group being collapsible and expandable upon user selection, wherein the default arrangement type comprises:
• grouping, into a first group, a first subset of electronic mail items that were received at a current date;
• representing the first group with a first header indicating the current date;
• grouping, into a second group, a second subset of electronic mail items that were received another day other than the current date;
• and
• representing the second group with a second header indicating the other day other than the current date;
• receiving a selection to sort the electronic mail items within each group based on a selected arrangement type;
• determining whether automatic grouping functionality is activated;
• if automatic grouping functionality is activated, utilizing the selected arrangement type to prepare an electronic mail view for display and sorting the electronic mail items within each group based on the selected arrangement type;
• and
• displaying the electronic mail view with the electronic mail items sorted within each group based on the selected arrangement type.