Abstract: A system having a server for receiving a message from a sending device executing a messaging application and for sending a message notification alert to a recipient, the server having a processor and memory, the memory having computer executable code, comprising receiving the message from the sending device executing the messaging application, the message containing recipient address information provided by the sending device, determining, based on recipient address information, that the recipient is not associated with a recipient device having the messaging application, and transmitting the message notification alert to the recipient via an alternate communications method, the message notification alert comprising a link to view the message.

Abstract: A messaging system configured to receive a message from a first mobile messaging client device, transmit to a second mobile messaging client device a notification of the presence of the message, receive a message attribute comprising an instruction to limit a functionality of the message, apply the message attribute to the message based on a message characteristic and update any existing corresponding message attribute, and transmit the message and the message attribute to the second mobile messaging client device that manages the message in accordance with the message attribute, wherein managing the message comprises limiting the functionality of the message based on the message attribute, wherein the message attribute comprises a predetermined message viewing time after which the message content cannot be accessed at the second mobile messaging client device.

Abstract: A system having a server for receiving a message from a sending device executing a messaging application and for sending a message notification alert to a recipient, the server having a processor and memory, the memory having computer executable code, comprising receiving the message from the sending device executing the messaging application, the message containing recipient address information provided by the sending device, determining, based on recipient address information, that the recipient is not associated with a recipient device having the messaging application, and transmitting the message notification alert to the recipient via an alternate communications method, the message notification alert comprising a link to view the message.

Abstract: A messaging system may include a messaging client device that may be configured to output web browser renderable code comprising a text message and further configured to manage the web browser renderable code in accordance with a message management policy associated with the text message. The messaging system may further include a messaging server that is configured to validate said messaging client device as complying with the message management policy prior to sending a link to the web browser renderable code. The messaging system may include a second messaging client device configured to validate a first messaging client device as complying with the message management policy prior to authorizing transmission of the message to the first messaging client device.

Abstract: A system having a server for receiving a message from a sending device executing a messaging application and for sending a message notification alert to a recipient, the server having a processor and memory, the memory having computer executable code, comprising receiving the message from the sending device executing the messaging application, the message containing recipient address information provided by the sending device, determining, based on recipient address information, that the recipient is not associated with a recipient device having the messaging application, and transmitting the message notification alert to the recipient via an alternate communications method, the message notification alert comprising a link to view the message.

Abstract: A messaging system may include a messaging client device that may be configured to receive an impermanent text message and may be further configured to manage the impermanent text message in accordance with a message management policy associated with the impermanent text message. The messaging system may further include an impermanent messaging server configured to validate the messaging client device as complying with the message management policy prior to authorizing a transmission of the impermanent text message to the messaging client device. The messaging system may include a distributed network gateway server configured to validate the messaging client device as complying with a message management policy prior to authorizing transmission of the impermanent text message to the messaging client device.