1. A method for setting up a collaborative workspace, the method being performed on electronic data processing equipment, the method comprising: receiving a user's instruction to convert an email into a collaborative workspace; in response to the instruction, automatically creating at least aspects of the collaborative workspace based at least in part on the email to be converted including: based at least in part upon the email to be converted, identifying members to be associated with the collaborative workspace, to establish identified members and identifying an attachment to the email as an item to be associated with the collaborative workspace; based at least in part upon the email to be converted, identifying permission levels of the identified members, to establish identified permission levels; and associating the identified members and the identified permission levels with the collaborative workspace; and providing the collaborative workspace thus created to the user.