1. A method for managing messages comprising the steps of: receiving at a pacing system at least two different messages intended for a recipient from one or more message sources connected to the pacing system via a network, wherein each of the at least two different messages includes a characteristic; and spacing delivery of the at least two different messages over a same channel to the recipient according to a pacing algorithm, wherein: spacing delivery is performed by the pacing system after receiving the at least two different messages; the pacing algorithm considers the characteristics of the at least two different messages; and the step of spacing delivery of the at least two different messages over the same channel to the recipient includes spacing delivery according the characteristics of the messages considered by the pacing algorithm.