7. The method of claim 6 , wherein when in the determining step it is determined the content item is not the first content item to be received for the intended recipient, further comprising the steps of: determining the XML index file that is associated with the intended recipient; modifying the XML index file by creating an associated entry in the XML index file and placing at least a portion of the content of the content item in the associated entry; creating an access controlled HTML or XML content file containing a portion of the content of the content item; placing a link to the access controlled HTML or XML content file in the associated entry in the XML index file, whereby utilizing an RSS reader, the intended recipient accesses the content.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein when in the determining step it is determined the content item is not the first content item to be received for the intended recipient, further comprising the steps of: determining the XML index file that is associated with the intended recipient; modifying the XML index file by creating an associated entry in the XML index file and placing at least a portion of the content of the content item in the associated entry; creating an access controlled HTML or XML content file containing a portion of the content of the content item; placing a link to the access controlled HTML or XML content file in the associated entry in the XML index file, whereby utilizing an RSS reader, the intended recipient accesses the content. 8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the content item is an email message that includes an address identifier, and the step of placing at least a portion of the content of the content item within the associated entry of the XML index file comprises: setting a title of the associated entry to a subject of the email message; and creating a link to the HTML or XML content file containing a body of the email message and placing the link in a summary of the associated entry.