Abstract: An electronic mailing system having at least a main host computer, for transferring mail between a sending subscriber and a recipient subscriber is provided. The subscribers are not connected to each other or to the host computer. Messages are sent from one sender subscriber to another recipient subscriber via the host computer which stores mail addressed to subscribers in individual mailboxes. The host computer has a dialing unit connected to it for calling a phone associated with the recipient subscriber whenever a new message arrives at the host computer. The recipient has a receiving unit including a call intercepting unit associated with the recipient's phone for intercepting and identifying calls from the dialing unit and a display unit for displaying an indication that the dialing unit has called the call intercepting unit.