lessons of the sep . 11 , 2001 terrorist attack and hurricane katrina are incorporated . methods are disclosed for rapidly establishing alternate electronic messaging for person - to - person communications in a large - scale emergency . details for constructing electronic access addresses comprised in part by subscriber telephone numbers and an event identifier , allows the provider to establish a default system with no specific information from the user while allowing the user to access the messages in a systematic way . no registration or passwords are required , which allows free access to all interested parties . expedited contact of lost pet owners and parents , as well as identification of the dead , is provided .