Method for implementing electronic mail dictionary transporter

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable medium;
• and
• program code on the computer readable medium for execution on an electronic device having a mechanism for connecting to another device or network, said program code comprising code for:
• detecting activation of a transmit function that transmits an e-mail from the electronic device;
• and
• transmitting, along with content of the e-mail, a dictionary associated with the MUA that defines terms and words included within the e-mail;
• wherein the MUA is a first MUA and the dictionary is a first dictionary associated with the first MUA, said code further comprising code for:
• receiving a second e-mail from a second MUA, wherein an envelope of said second e-mail includes a second dictionary of the second MUA;
• when specific definitions of at least one of received terms and words defined within the second dictionary are not defined within the first dictionary, prompting for an inclusion within the first dictionary of the specific definitions from within the second dictionary;
• and
• when said prompting receives a positive response, storing the specific definitions from the second dictionary within the first dictionary, such that a combined dictionary includes definitions of terms and words contained within the second e-mail.

A device comprising:

• a processor and memory;
• means for enabling electronic communication between the device and a second device;
• a mail user engine (MUA) that enables transmission and receipt of electronic mail correspondence (e-mail) from and to the MUA via the means for enabling electronic communication;
• a dictionary transporter utility associated with the MUA and which executes in conjunction with the MUA to provide the following functions:
• detecting activation of a transmit function that transmits an e-mail from the electronic device;
• and
• transmitting, along with content of the e-mail, a dictionary associated with the MUA that defines terms and words included within the e-mail;
• wherein the MUA is a first MUA and the dictionary is a first dictionary associated with the first MUA, said MUA and said dictionary transport utility comprise code for:
• receiving a second e-mail from a second MUA, wherein an envelope of said second e-mail includes a second dictionary of the second MUA;
• when specific definitions of at least one of received terms and words defined within the second dictionary are not defined within the first dictionary, prompting for an inclusion within the first dictionary of the specific definitions from within the second dictionary;
• and
• when said prompting receives a positive response, storing the specific definitions from the second dictionary within the first dictionary, such that a combined dictionary includes definitions of terms and words contained within the second e-mail.