Patent ID: 8032592

Claim:
A system for data collection comprising: a surrogate e-mail address repository comprising a plurality of e-mail addresses, wherein the plurality of e-mail addresses comprises: a first surrogate e-mail address for inserting a value into a data element, and a second surrogate e-mail address for deleting a value from the data element; a message server operatively connected to the surrogate e-mail address repository, the message server adapted to: receive a first e-mail comprising a first recipient e-mail address identify the first recipient e-mail address as the first surrogate e-mail address; process, using a processor and a memory, the first recipient e-mail address as an insert instruction directed to a specialized software program, communicate, to the specialized software program, the insert instruction receive a second e-mail comprising a second recipient e-mail address; identify the second recipient e-mail address as the second surrogate e-mail address; process, using the processor and the memory, the second recipient e-mail address as a delete instruction directed to the specialized software program; and communicate, to the specialized software program, the delete instruction.