摘要 |
<p>A method of operating an email directory service performs the following steps: (a) composing an email, by a user, having an indicator of an intended recipient in a name portion of an email address and an email directory service domain name in a domain name portion of the email address (102); (b) sending the email over an internet to an email directory service server (104); (c) accessing a real email address for the intended recipient using the indicator (106); and (d) transmitting the email to the recipient using the real email address (108).</p> |