Nested email addressing for document processing and delivery

A method of using nested email addressing, the method comprising:

• operating a cloud-based secure fax server;
• operating an email server as a module of or network-connected to the secure fax server, wherein the email server is configured to receive and process email addressed to a first destination domain name associated with the secure fax server;
• receiving an email at the email server addressed to an email address wherein the email address is structured as a recipient followed by a first @ symbol followed by the first destination domain name and the recipient is structured as an end destination recipient followed by one or more control tokens followed by an end destination domain, and wherein the email has one or more native documents attached to the email;
• parsing the email address to separate the end destination recipient, the one or more control tokens, and the end destination domain;
• translating the parsed email address and forming a destination email address by replacing the one or more control tokens with a second @ symbol such that the destination email address is structured as the end destination recipient followed by the second @ symbol followed by the end destination domain;
• identifying one or more secure fax server actions based on the one or more control tokens;
• monitoring, by the secure fax server, account and file activity, and tracking, by the secure fax server, an activity log of when files are accessed;
• when the identified one or more actions include faxing:
• translating, at a translation server communicating with the secure fax server, the native documents into a high-resolution color fax document which includes a cover page generated by the secure fax server, page numbers on each page inserted by the secure fax server, and a timestamp on each page inserted by the secure fax server;
• encrypting and storing, by the secure fax server, the high-resolution color fax document;
• identifying if the destination email address is associated with an account registered with the secure fax server, and:
• if associated and fax delivery settings are configured for the account, delivering to the user based on the configured settings;
• or
• if not associated or no fax delivery settings are configured, sending an email to the destination email address with instructions to login or create an account on the secure fax server and access the high-resolution color fax document;
• when the identified one or more actions include sending a certified email:
• storing the native documents through the secure fax server;
• sending an email to the destination email address with a link to access the native documents and a link to access a text body of the email;
• and
• verifying when the certified email was viewed based on the activity log;
• when the identified one or more actions include storage in a workspace:
• storing the native documents through the secure fax server in a workspace of an account associated with an email address of a sender of the email;
• and
• when the one or more control tokens include indication of a security level, delivering documents as attachments to email to the destination email address when insecure delivery is specified, and delivering by secure access to the secure fax server when secure delivery is indicated.