An electronic messaging system includes a sender direct access client, associated with a sender and operationally hosted on a sender computer, and a closed message server, communicatively coupled to the computer, via a relay server. The closed message server includes an electronic message receiver to receive an electronic message from the sender direct access client, and directed to a recipient. The closed message server also includes a reply ID generator to generate a reply ID that is correlated with a sender of the electronic message, the reply ID to enable the electronic messaging system to direct a reply electronic message back to the sender. A reply electronic message receiver receives the reply electronic message from the recipient, and identifies the sender of the electronic message using the reply ID. A reply generator associates reply content, of the reply electronic message, with the sender.