Real-time notifications of concurrent email thread replies

A computer program product for providing real-time communication in electronic message threads, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer readable storage media;
• and
• program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to determine a first message, wherein the first message is associated with two or more users, wherein the two or more users include a sender of the first message and one or more recipients of the first message;
• program instructions to determine whether a first user of the two or more users of the first message is currently generating a second message, wherein the second message is a response to the first message;
• program instructions to, responsive to determining that the first user is currently generating the second message, determine whether a second user of the two or more users of the first message is currently generating a third message, wherein the third message is a response to the first message;
• program instructions to, responsive to determining that the second user is currently generating the third message, notify the first user that the second user is currently generating the third message;
• and
• program instructions to, responsive to determining that the second user is currently generating the third message, notify the second user that the first user is currently generating the second message.

A computer system for providing real-time communication in electronic message threads, the computer system comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• one or more computer readable storage media;
• and
• program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to determine a first message, wherein the first message is associated with two or more users, wherein the two or more users include a sender of the first message and one or more recipients of the first message;
• program instructions to determine whether a first user of the two or more users of the first message is currently generating a second message, wherein the second message is a response to the first message;
• program instructions to, responsive to determining that the first user is currently generating the second message, determine whether a second user of the two or more users of the first message is currently generating a third message, wherein the third message is a response to the first message;
• program instructions to, responsive to determining that the second user is currently generating the third message, notify the first user that the second user is currently generating the third message;
• and
• program instructions to, responsive to determining that the second user is currently generating the third message, notify the second user that the first user is currently generating the second message.