enforcing a messaging etiquette the criteria may include message size number of recipients type of recipient e g mobile where the recipient is located and other configurable factors the detachment rules are automatically applied to preferably every message entering the switch an attachment meeting certain criteria e g message size number of recipients etc is automatically detached 210 placed on a remote site 212 preferably a web server and substituted with a pointer to the web server 214 this is all transparent to the user the message is then sent to the recipient s 216 access to the attachment is controlled by an access list only those individuals included on the access list may access the attachment preferably only the recipients of the e mail message will be listed on the access list each recipient who is on the access list preferably has read only access to the attachment as illustrated in the flow chart of fig3 upon receiving the e mail each recipient may enable by any appropriate method such as double clicking on the url the pointer 302 and the web site holding the attachment will be automatically called and presented to the recipient 304 thus a recipient can link and view web pages directly from the e mail message by double clicking on the url in the message the recipient has clickable instant access to the web from the e mail message without having to exit and launch a different interface the.