FIELD: information technology.
SUBSTANCE: exit request is accepted to exit the target group that contains a target group identifier. The subgroup identifier associated with the group identifier is searched for, with the subgroup members that corresponds to the desired subgroup identifier, constitute a subset of the target group members. The appropriate list of the target group members is searched for according to the group identifier. It is determined, whether the group member that submitted the exit request is a creator of the target group. If it is determined that the group member that submitted the exit request is a creator of the target group, this target group and the subgroup associated with this target group is deleted. If it is determined that the group member that submitted the exit request is not a creator of the target group, the group member that submitted the exit request is deleted from the list of the target group members. An appropriate list of the subgroup members is searched for according to the identified subgroup identifier. The group member is deleted from the found list of the subgroup members.
EFFECT: reducing the consumption of server resources by reducing the number of the group members.
8 cl, 25 dwg
