Using message types

Operating system availability

For more information

SQL Remote supports several different systems for exchanging messages. The message systems supported by SQL Remote are:

file Storage of message files in directories on a shared file system for reading by other databases.

ftp Storage of message files in directories accessible by a file transfer protocol (ftp) link.

mapi Microsoft’s messaging API (MAPI) link, used in Microsoft Mail and other electronic mail systems.

smtp Internet Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP/POP), used in Internet e-mail.

vim Lotus’s Vendor Independent Messaging (VIM), used in Lotus Notes and cc:Mail.

A database can exchange messages using one or more of the available message systems.

Not all message systems are supported on all operating systems for which SQL Remote is available. The links are implemented as DLLs on Windows operating systems.

For a listing of which message systems are supported on which operating system, see “Supported Platforms and Message Links” on page 445.

For more information on the file message system, see “The file message system” on page 215 .

For more information on the ftp message system, see “The ftp message system” on page 216 .

For more information on the smtp message system, see “The SMTP message system” on page 218 .

For more information on the mapi message system, see “The MAPI message system” on page 220 .

For more information on the vim message system, see “The VIM message system” on page 221 .

Working with message types

Each message type definition includes the type name ( file , ftp, smtp, mapi, or vim) and also the address of the publisher under that message type. The

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