System and process for updating electronic messaging accounts

A process that utilizes a clearing house to update a listing of addresses utilized by a Sponsor to send a first electronic message to at least one recipient, comprising:

• receiving from a Sponsor a second electronic message containing at least one request for an updated address for a recipient associated with an old address;
• receiving a listing of recipients with new addresses which have been updated from a clearing house;
• matching the at least one request for an updated address against the listing of recipients with new addresses;
• communicating to the clearing house those recipients identified by a result of the matching;
• obtaining approvals from each recipient identified by the result of the matching to provide the new address to the Sponsor;
• communicating each new address approved by each recipient to the Sponsor;
• and
• updating a listing of recipient addresses for the Sponsor.

A system for updating a database comprising at least one address for a recipient of an electronic message to be sent from a Sponsor to the recipient, comprising:

• at least one Sponsor database comprising a listing of at least one address associated with a recipient;
• a Network Server comprising a listing of an old address and a new address for at least one recipient;
• and
• a reconnection manager in communication with the at least one Sponsor database and the Network Server,
• whereupon receiving a request from the at least one Sponsor database for a new address for a recipient, the reconnection manager queries the Network Server for an identification of addresses which have changed since a last request by the reconnection manager to the network server,
• wherein based upon receipt of a result of the query to the Network Server, the reconnection manager compares those addresses that have changed with the address associated with the recipient requested by the at least one Sponsor database and communicates a match to the Network Server,
• whereupon receipt of the match, the Network Server communicates to the reconnection manager an updated address for the recipient if the recipient permits the Network Server to update the at least one Sponsor Database, and
• whereupon receipt of a record comprising an updated address, the reconnection manager updates the at least one Sponsor database with the new address.