Communication system and method using unique identifiers

A computer-implemented method for facilitating electronic communication using unique identifiers, the method comprising:

• establishing an electronic repository in which a plurality of unique identifiers are respectively associated with a corresponding plurality of electronic addresses;
• receiving, at a gateway server, an electronic communication including content, the electronic communication being addressed to one of the plurality of electronic addresses wherein the one of the plurality of electronic addresses corresponds to a conversion of one identifier of the plurality of unique identifiers using a published convention of conversion viewable prior to sending of the electronic communication;
• receiving, at the gateway server, an electronic request to communicate content to a recipient associated with the one identifier of the plurality of unique identifiers;
• receiving, from the recipient, an authorization for release of information from an entity that issues the unique identifiers;
• verifying legitimacy of the recipient;
• and
• generating a message containing the content using the one of the plurality of electronic addresses associated with the one identifier.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium including codes for causing a computer to:

• establish an electronic repository in which a plurality of unique identifiers are respectively associated with a corresponding plurality of electronic addresses;
• receive an electronic communication including content, the electronic communication being addressed to one of the plurality of electronic addresses wherein the one of the plurality of electronic addresses corresponds to a conversion of one identifier of the plurality of unique identifiers using a published convention of conversion viewable prior to sending of the electronic communication;
• receive a communication access request relating to one identifier of the plurality of unique identifiers;
• receive, from the first user, an authorization for release of information from an entity that issues the unique identifiers;
• verify legitimacy of the communication access request;
• and
• enable, responsive to the legitimacy verification, electronic communication using the one of the plurality of electronic addresses corresponding to the one identifier.