1. A wireless communication device comprising: a display for displaying email messages; an input interface for entering email message content; a microprocessor configured to: associate a first color with a first message address characteristic and a second color with a second message address characteristic, wherein the first color is different from the second color; accept a message address for an email message; examine the message address to identify a characteristic of the message address, wherein the characteristic is one of an email message recipient host name, a domain name, an approved email message recipient, and an unapproved email message recipient; before transmission of the email message including the message address, display at least a portion of the email message on the display, wherein the displayed portion of the email message is color-coded with the first color when the identified characteristic is the first message address characteristic and the displayed portion of the email message is color-coded with the second color when the identified characteristic is the second message address characteristic.
1. A wireless communication device comprising: a display for displaying email messages; an input interface for entering email message content; a microprocessor configured to: associate a first color with a first message address characteristic and a second color with a second message address characteristic, wherein the first color is different from the second color; accept a message address for an email message; examine the message address to identify a characteristic of the message address, wherein the characteristic is one of an email message recipient host name, a domain name, an approved email message recipient, and an unapproved email message recipient; before transmission of the email message including the message address, display at least a portion of the email message on the display, wherein the displayed portion of the email message is color-coded with the first color when the identified characteristic is the first message address characteristic and the displayed portion of the email message is color-coded with the second color when the identified characteristic is the second message address characteristic. 2. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic is selectable.