Private messaging a second recipient of an electronic communication

A method, comprising:

• A) receiving from a sender, by at least one server computer communicatively coupled to a network, a request to compose an email communication;
• B) generating, by one or more of said at least one server computer, said email communication comprising a first recipient field, a second recipient field, and a first message field;
• C) receiving from said sender, by one or more of said at least one server computer, a first recipient electronic address in said first recipient field and a second recipient electronic address in said second recipient field;
• D) responsive to receiving said second recipient electronic address in said second recipient field, generating a private message field that is in addition to said first message field and prompting, by one or more of said at least one server computer, said sender for a private message for transmission only to said second recipient electronic address;
• E) receiving from said sender, by one or more of said at least one server computer, a first message in said first message field and a private message in said private message field after said private message field has been generated;
• F) transmitting, by one or more of said at least one server computer, a completed version of said email communication to said second recipient electronic address;
• G) generating, by one or more of said at least one server computer, a redacted email communication by redacting said private message from said completed version of said email communication;
• and
• H) transmitting, by one or more of said at least one server computer, said redacted email communication to said first recipient electronic address.

A method, comprising:

• A) receiving from a sender, by at least one server computer communicatively coupled to a network, a request to compose an electronic communication;
• B) generating, by one or more of said at least one server computer, a first email communication comprising a first recipient field, a second recipient field, and a first message field;
• C) receiving from said sender, by one or more of said at least one server computer, a first recipient electronic address in said first recipient field, a second recipient electronic address in said second recipient field, and a first message in said first message field;
• D) transmitting, by one or more of said at least one server computer, a completed version of said first email communication to said first recipient electronic address;
• E) prompting, by one or more of said at least one server computer, said sender for a private message for transmission only to said second recipient electronic address;
• F) responsive to a negative response from said sender to said prompting step E), transmitting said completed version of said first email communication to said second recipient electronic address;
• and
• G) responsive to a positive response from said sender to said prompting step E):
• i) generating, by one or more of said at least one server computer, a second email communication comprising said first email communication and a private message field that is in addition to said first message field;
• ii) receiving from said sender, by one or more of said at least one server computer, a private message in said private message field after said private message field has been generated;
• and
• iii) transmitting, by one or more of said at least one server computer, a completed version of said second email communication to said second recipient electronic address.