System for providing automated storage of e-mail messages

Generating an e-mail message that includes data indicating that the e-mail message is to be stored on a computer system of the receiver. Software receiving the e-mail message reads the data indicating that the e-mail message is to be stored and stores contents of the e-mail message in a specified location for future retrieval by the receiver. A method embodying the present invention includes receiving a request from a sender to store an e-mail message on a processing system of a receiver. A flag indicating the e-mail message is to be stored in a location other than the receiver's in box, is set in the e-mail message. The e-mail message is then transmitted to a selected receiver. Software receiving the e-mail message for the receiver reads the flag indicating the contents of the e-mail message is to be stored. The software then stores the contents of the e-mail message in a location other than the receiver's in box. In various embodiments, the sender or the receiver of the e-mail message specifies a path name identifying a logical memory area to which the contents of the e-mail are to be stored.