Method, system, and computer program product for providing messaging services

A computer system for implementing messaging services, the computer system communicatively coupled to a network, the computer system comprising:

• a processor implementing an operating system and a messaging application;
• messaging application folders housed in the computer system and storing at least one message that includes an attachment, the messaging application folders comprising a messaging system trash folder;
• operating system folders housed in the computer system including an operating system trash folder;
• and
• a messaging attachment application executing on the processor, the messaging attachment application in communication with the messaging application, the messaging attachment application performing:
• receiving a request to delete the message from the computer system;
• responsive to receiving the request, providing a user of the computer system with an option to save the attachment and an option to delete the attachment along with the message;
• if the user selects the option to delete the attachment, sending the message to the messaging system trash folder and sending the attachment to the operating system trash folder;
• and
• if the user selects the option to save the attachment:
• separating the message from the attachment;
• prompting the user to select an operating system storage location in which to save the attachment;
• and
• in response to receiving the operating system storage location from the user, saving a copy of the attachment in the selected operating system storage location;
• sending the message to the messaging system trash folder.

A computer program product for implementing messaging services, the computer program product including instructions for implementing a method, comprising:

• receiving a request to delete a message from a computer system, the message including an attachment;
• responsive to receiving the request, providing a user of the computer system with an option to save the attachment and an option to delete the attachment along with the message;
• if the user selects the option to delete the attachment, sending the message to a messaging system trash folder and sending the attachment to an operating system trash folder;
• and
• if the user selects the option to save the attachment:
• separating the message from the attachment;
• prompting the user to select an operating system storage location in which to save the attachment;
• in response to receiving the operating system storage location from the user, saving a copy of the attachment to the selected operating system storage location;
• and
• sending the message to the messaging system trash folder.