Abstract: A method and system provides a user with a permanent electronic mail (e-mail) address that the user uses to distribute to persons and entities that the user desires to have contact with. A list of addresses of persons and entities that the user desires to keep contact with is set up along with associated forwarding addresses. When an e-mail is received, the source address of the e-mail is compared with the list. If there is a match, the forwarding address is retrieved and the e-mail is forwarded using the forwarding address. If there is no match, the source address and/or the e-mail is stored, which is accessible by the user.