Method and system automatically to remind parties to a network-based transaction to comply with obligations established under a transaction agreement

A system to facilitate a network-based commerce transaction, the system including:

• a database to record establishment of a commerce transaction agreement between the first and second parties for purchase of an offering, wherein the commerce transaction agreement is established utilizing a network-based transaction system and wherein the commerce transaction agreement imposes first and second obligations on the first and second parties, respectively;
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• a communication engine automatically to present a reminder option to the first party that is exercisable by the first party to remind the second party to comply with the obligations of the second party imposed under the commerce transaction agreement.

A computer-readable medium storing a sequence of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause of the machine to:

• record establishment of a commerce transaction agreement between the first and second parties for purchase of an offering, wherein the commerce transaction agreement is established utilizing a network-based transaction system and wherein the commerce transaction agreement imposes first and second obligations on the first and second parties, respectively;
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• automatically present a reminder option to the first party that is exercisable by the first party to remind the second party to comply with the obligations of the second party imposed under the commerce transaction agreement.