System setting flags based on address types in destination address field of a message to indicate different transports to deliver the message

A system for sending a message using different transports, comprising:

• an input component that receives data in a destination address field of the message including recipient addresses that indicate different address types to deliver the message;
• an address processor that uses the characters of the different addresses to determine an address types, wherein the address processor indicates the address types by associating a flags with the message, and wherein the flags indicate candidate transports to deliver the message;
• and
• the transports use the flags to determine if they should deliver the message, and if so, the transports send the message based on the flags.

A computer-readable media including computer-readable instructions for sending a message using different transports, the computer-readable media comprising:

• means for receiving data in a destination address field of the message including recipient addresses that identify different address types;
• and
• means for setting flags based on the address types in the data, wherein the flags indicate the transports to deliver the message in accordance with the recipient addresses;
• means for determining the transports to deliver the message based on the set flags;
• and
• means for delivering the message with the determined transports to the addresses.