Stealth mode for interacting with electronic messages

A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for interacting with electronic messages, comprising:

• displaying electronic messages;
• entering a stealth mode in response to receiving a user interaction;
• displaying an indication showing that the stealth mode is entered;
• detecting a user interaction requesting an operation to be performed on an electronic message;
• performing the operation on the electronic message that attempts to change a state related to the electronic message;
• maintaining the state related to the electronic message during interaction with the electronic message while in the stealth mode;
• and
• changing the state related to the electronic message during interaction with the electronic message when outside of the stealth mode.

A system for interacting with electronic messages, comprising:

• a display;
• a network connection that is coupled to a network;
• a processor and a computer-readable medium;
• an operating environment stored on the computer-readable medium and executing on the processor;
• and
• a process operating under the control of the operating environment and operative to perform actions, comprising:
• displaying electronic messages;
• entering a stealth mode in response to receiving a user interaction;
• displaying an indication showing that the stealth mode is entered;
• detecting a user interaction requesting an operation to be performed on an electronic message;
• performing the operation on the electronic message that attempts to change a state related to the electronic message;
• determining when the operation to be performed on the electronic message is an explicit operation and when the operation is an implicit operation;
• maintaining the state related to the electronic message during interaction with the electronic message while in the stealth mode and the operation is the implicit operation;
• and
• changing the state related to the electronic message during interaction with the electronic message when outside of the stealth mode or the operation is the explicit operation.