Apparatus and method for delivering messages over multiple mediums

A method for transmitting data from a first communication device to a second communication device, the second communication device being configured to receive data from the first communication device through a plurality of alternative communications mediums, said method comprising:

• determining, on the first communication device, a priority associated with an email message on the first communication device that is to be provided to the second communication device;
• selecting, on a first communication device, a desired communications medium for providing the email message to the second communication device, wherein if the priority is a first priority, the desired communications medium is selected from a first set that includes at least one of the plurality of communications mediums, and if the priority is a second priority, the desired communications medium is selected from a second set that includes at least one of the plurality of communications mediums, the first set including at least one communications medium from the plurality of communications mediums that is not included in the second set;
• and
• providing the email message from the first communication device to the second communication device over the desired communications medium if the desired communications medium is available,
• wherein determining a priority associated with the email message comprises:
• creating a message notification on the first communication device that comprises information derived from the email message;
• sending the message notification from the first communication device to the second communication device over a communication medium selected from the first set;
• and
• monitoring on the first communication device for a reply to the message notification from the second communication device and setting the priority to either said first priority or said second priority in dependence upon a result of the monitoring.