A message publishing system (MPS) operative to process a message from a sender in a first format, comprising: a central processor; at least one sender account; at least one storage area configured to store at least a portion of the message; and software executing in the central processor to configure the processor so as to: identify the sender of the message as an authorized sender based on information associated with the message in comparison to data in the sender account, wherein the identification is dependent upon the first format; and publish the portion of the message so as to be viewable only if the sender has been identified as an authorized sender. view more

A method for publishing messages over a network using a system having a central processor, comprising the steps of: creating at least one sender account to allow a sender to send messages to the system; receiving at a system associated with the central processor a message from a sender, the message being provided through in a first format; identifying the sender of the message as an authorized sender based on information associated with the message in comparison to data in the sender account using software executing in the central processor, wherein the identifying step is dependent on the first format of the message; receiving, at the system, a request for at least the portion of the message from a requester; and publishing at least the portion of the message to the requester over a network only if the software has identified the sender as an authorized sender. view more

A message publishing system (MPS) operative to process a message from a sender in a first format, comprising: a central processor; at least one sender account; at least one storage area configured to store at least a first portion of the message; and software executing in the central processor to configure the processor so as to: identify the sender of the message as an authorized sender based on information associated with the message in comparison to data in the sender account, wherein the identification is dependent upon the first format; convert at least a second portion of the message from the first format to a second format; and publish the converted second portion of the message so as to be viewable in the second format only if the sender has been identified as an authorized sender. view more

An Internet message publishing system (IMPS), comprising: at least one sender account; means for receiving a message over a network from a sender of said message, said message being in a first format; means for identifying said sender of said message as an authorized sender based on information associated with said message in comparison to data in the sender account, wherein said identifying means is dependent upon the format of said message; means for converting said message from said first format to a second format; means for storing said message in at least one storage area; means for receiving a request for at least a portion of said message from a requestor, said request being made over the Internet; means for retrieving at least the portion of said message from said storage area, in response to receiving said request; and means for sending at least the portion of said message to said requestor over the Internet only if said sender has been identified as an authorized sender. view more

An Internet message publishing system (IMPS), comprising: at least one sender account; means for receiving a message over a network from a sender of said message, said message being in a first format; means for identifying said sender of said message as an authorized sender based on information associated with said message in comparison to data in the sender account, wherein said identifying means is dependent upon a format of said message; means for converting said message from said first format to a second format; and means for providing at least a portion of said message to at least one third party storage area only if said sender has been identified as an authorized sender, a central processor, wherein at least one of said means utilizes the central processor to perform its recited function. view more

An Internet message publishing system (IMPS), comprising: at least one sender account; means for receiving a message over a network from a sender of said message, said message being in a first format; means for identifying said sender of said message as an authorized sender based on information associated with said message in comparison to data in the sender account, wherein said identifying means further includes security means for implementing a security scheme with reference to data in the sender account and wherein said security scheme is dependent upon the format of said message; means for converting said message from said first format to a second format; means for storing said message in at least one storage area; means for receiving a request for at least a portion of said message from a requestor, said request being made over the Internet; means for retrieving at least the portion of said message from said storage area, in response to receiving said request; and means for sending at least the portion of said message to said requestor over the Internet only if said sender has been identified as an authorized sender. view more

An Internet message publishing system (IMPS), comprising: means for receiving a message over a network from a sender of said message, said message being in a first format; means for identifying said sender of said message as an authorized sender based on information associated with said message in comparison to data in a sender account, said identifying means including security means for implementing a security scheme with reference to user-settings in the sender account, said security scheme being dependent upon the format of said message; means for testing said received message for compliance with said security scheme; means for converting of said message from said first format to a second format; means for storing said message in at least one storage area; means for receiving a request for at least a portion of said message from a requester, said request being made over the Internet; means for retrieving said message from said storage area, in response to receiving said request; and means for sending at least the portion of said retrieved message to said requestor over the Internet only if said sender has been identified as an authorized sender and if said security scheme has been complied with. view more