Managing specialized objects in a message store

A client device, comprising:

• a communication interface;
• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processors whereby the client device is operable to:
• send, via the communication interface, a single request to a server for a list of mailboxes maintained by the server for a user that contain objects flagged with any of one or more flags specified in the single request;
• in response to the single request, receive, from the server via the communication interface, the list of mailboxes maintained by the server for the user that contain objects flagged with any of the one or more flags specified in the single request;
• and
• process the list of mailboxes.

A computer readable medium storing instructions executable by at least one processor of a client device to thereby instruct the client device to:

• send a single request to a server for a list of mailboxes maintained by the server for a user that contain objects flagged with any of one or more flags specified in the single request;
• in response to the single request, receive, from the server, the list of mailboxes maintained by the server for the user that contain objects flagged with any of the one or more flags specified in the single request;
• and
• process the list of mailboxes.

A method of operation of a server system, comprising:

• receiving a single request from a client device for a list of mailboxes maintained by the server system for a user that contain objects flagged with any of one or more flags specified in the single request, wherein the server system maintains a plurality of mailboxes for the user;
• processing the single request to determine the list of mailboxes maintained by the server system for the user that contain objects flagged with any of one or more flags specified in the single request;
• and
• sending, to the client device, the list of mailboxes maintained by the server for the user that contain objects flagged with any of the one or more flags specified in the single request.

A server system, comprising:

• a communication interface;
• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processors whereby the server system is operable to:
• receive, via the communication interface, a single request from a client device for a list of mailboxes maintained by the server system for a user that contain objects flagged with any of one or more flags specified in the single request, wherein the server system maintains a plurality of mailboxes for the user;
• process the single request to determine the list of mailboxes maintained by the server system for the user that contain objects flagged with any of one or more flags specified in the single request;
• and
• send, to the client device via the communication interface, the list of mailboxes maintained by the server for the user that contain objects flagged with any of the one or more flags specified in the single request.

A computer readable medium storing instructions executable by at least one processor of a server system to thereby instruct the server system to:

• receive a single request from a client device for a list of mailboxes maintained by the server system for a user that contain objects flagged with any of the one or more flags specified in the single request, wherein the server system maintains a plurality of mailboxes for the user;
• process the single request to determine the list of mailboxes maintained by the server system for the user that contain objects flagged with any of the one or more flags specified in the single request;
• and
• send, to the client device, the list of mailboxes maintained by the server system for the user that contain objects flagged with any of the one or more flags specified in the single request.