A system and method for providing secure message services. The system
includes a forwarding service to receive message for delivery to a
recipient. The system checks for preferences for delivery of the message
content including encryption preferences and notifies the recipient or
delivers the message according to the encryption preferences. The system
includes an interoperability engine to determine delivery preferences
including security preferences, the security preferences indicating a
security protocol by which the message can be securely delivered to the
recipient.