Method, system and software for dynamically extracting content for integration with electronic mail

A method of wrapping an e-mail, comprising the steps of:

• a computer receiving the e-mail, the e-mail having a selected message body and a header;
• the header having a plurality of header elements;
• separating at least one of the header elements from the selected message body;
• selecting a template to wrap the e-mail on the basis of a predetermined e-mail count limiting the template from being applied to a number of e-mails greater than the predetermined e-mail count, the template being selected from a data source;
• extracting a set of content from a website;
• populating the template with the set of content from the website to create a populated template;
• assembling the selected message body, the populated template and the header to create a wrapped e-mail wherein assembling includes searching threading information for proper display of an e-mail thread;
• sending the wrapped e-mail to a recipient.

A web based application system for wrapping an e-mail, comprising:

• a computer having a user interface, the user interface having a customer control panel;
• the customer control panel having an e-mail composer, a template manager, and a plurality of settings to configure a message processor;
• the customer control panel further comprising a really simple syndication (RSS) trigger for dynamically populating a template from a data source;
• the message processor applying the settings of the customer control panel to the e-mail;
• the template manager having at least one template, the template having an associated set of content items;
• a computer receiving the e-mail, the e-mail having a selected message body and a header;
• the header having a plurality of header elements;
• separating at least one of the header elements from the selected message body;
• selecting a template to wrap the e-mail on the basis of a predetermined e-mail count limiting the template from being applied to a number of e-mails greater than the predetermined e-mail count, the template being selected from a data source;
• assembling the selected message body, the template and the header to create a wrapped e-mail wherein assembling includes searching threading information for proper display of an e-mail thread.