Results: Researchers at Stanford University have developed a prototype system that allows people to send e-mail to individuals or groups without knowing the recipients' e-mail addresses or names. The system scours databases and websites to find addresses for people who fit selected criteria, then sends messages to those addresses.rnWhy it matters: The system would make it easier for e-mail to reach the correct destination, even when the sender isn't sure what that destination is. It would allow a person to send a message to "Bob Jones," say, even if Bob Jones changed jobs and has a new address-or to direct an e-mail to "head of the marketing department," even if the person holding that position has changed. It could also be used to find several people at once who fit certain criteria.
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