Automatic sorting and grouping of electronic mail items in an electronic
mail system is provided. An automatic mail grouping property may be
selected for electronic mail received, sent or stored in a variety of
storage folders. For a given mail location (e.g., received mail, sent
mail, or a given mail storage folder), a selected automatic grouping
property causes mail to be displayed to a user in one or more categories
that make location of specific mail items easier and more efficient.
Visible dividers with optional headings may be provided between mail
categories to quickly draw a user's attention to a given mail category
and to separate large numbers of mail into logical groupings that make
location of specific mail items more manageable.
