Message communication systems and applications with message lifetime settings for automatic message deletion

A computer implemented method for managing electronic messages, comprising:

• electronically receiving a message for a recipient, the message being from a sender and identified for the recipient, the sender having a user account associated with an enterprise and the enterprise is configured to assign a lifetime setting to the message,
• the enterprise being configured to assign a period of time for the lifetime setting based on sensitivity set by the enterprise for the sender;
• enabling viewing of the message by the recipient;
• and
• deleting the message automatically when the period of time expires as set by the lifetime setting.

A computer implemented method for managing electronic messages, comprising:

• electronically receiving a message for a recipient, the message being from a sender and identified for the recipient, the sender having a user account associated with an enterprise;
• accessing administrative settings for the enterprise, the administrative settings identifying lifetime settings for users of the electronic messages of the enterprise, the user account of the sender having associated therewith a lifetime setting for messages sent by the sender;
• applying a lifetime to the message based on the lifetime setting associated to the sender when sending electronic messages via the enterprise;
• sending a link to the recipient in place of the message, the link providing access to the message with information regarding the lifetime setting for confidentiality regarding the message, such that access of the link provides access to the message to the recipient;
• and
• deleting the message once the lifetime setting for the message has expired.