Electronic Message Recipient Handling System and Method with Media Component and Header Information Separation

A machine readable hardware storage medium containing machine executable instructions implementing a method of handling an electronic message, the instructions comprising:

• a set of instructions for receiving at a recipient user device a header information corresponding to a message content that includes a media component;
• a set of instructions for providing a first display via the recipient user device, the first display including the header information in a message list, the first display not displaying the media component;
• a set of instructions for receiving at the recipient user device the message content including the media component, wherein the message content including the media component and the header information are correlated by a unique identifier;
• a set of instructions for receiving a selection by the recipient user via the first display, the selection directed to a portion of the message list corresponding to the header information;
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• a set of instructions for providing, in response to the selection, a second display via the recipient user device, the second display displaying the message content including the media component.

A system for handling an electronic message comprising:

• a means for receiving at a recipient user device a header information corresponding to a message content that includes a media component;
• a means for providing a first display via the recipient user device, the first display including the header information in a message list, the first display not displaying the media component;
• a means for receiving at the recipient user device the message content including the media component, wherein the message content including the media component and the header information are correlated by a unique identifier;
• a means for receiving a selection by the recipient user via the first display, the selection directed to a portion of the message list corresponding to the header information;
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• a means for providing, in response to the selection, a second display via the recipient user device, the second display displaying the message content including the media component.