11. The computer storage device of claim 7 , wherein bi-directional synchronization further comprises updating a read/unread status of a message in the content view in response to a read/unread status being updated in association with a corresponding message within the list view.
7. A computer storage device not including a signal having computer executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to: organize a plurality of messages by conversation; provide a list view of the plurality of messages organized by conversation the plurality of messages organized by conversation provided in the list view being stored in a plurality of different folders; provide a content view of the plurality of messages organized by conversation; present a unified user interface simultaneously displaying the list view and the content view; maintain bi-directional synchronization between the list view and the content view, wherein the bi-directional synchronization is maintained by: indicating a message within the list view as selected; in response to indicating the message within the list view as selected, navigating the plurality of messages of the content view and opening for reading a corresponding message as the selected message within the content view; and indicating a message within the list view as selected in response to a corresponding message within the content view being selected; and display a list view pipe within the list view, the list view pipe showing a reply-to connection between at least a display of a broken out message and a display of a parent message in the conversation, the list view pipe comprising a plurality of indicators which display a relationship between an entire chain of displayed messages.