A method of conveying an email message by receiving an email message from its sender, the email message including an address field in which an account name portion of the address field is a descriptor of the intended recipient of the email message and which is different from a correct account name of the intended recipient, wherein the descriptor being a combination of one or more identifying elements associated with the intended recipient. The method further includes locating in a database of descriptors and email addresses the email address associated with the descriptor and forwarding the message to the email address yielded by the database.