Your mail-handling software would scan each message to see if either the sender's name could be found in your personal directory or a magic word could be found in the subject field.

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Will it automatically scan your e-mail, realize that your partner is on the flight and that you promised to be at the terminal, and offer to book you a taxi to the airport to go and meet them?

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Before my contact arrives I scan our last e-mail conversation.

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You can just scan someone's e-mail, or create a digital repository that someone has access to.

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Several companies in America scan their employees' e-mail for unpleasant or disloyal material, or test them to see if they have been taking drugs.

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