1. 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.