Microsoft KB Archive/102120

= Mac Srv: Server-to-Server Messages =

Article ID: 102120

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Mail for Appletalk Networks 3.0
 * Microsoft Mail for Appletalk Networks 3.1

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This article was previously published under Q102120



SUMMARY
In version 3.0 and 3.1 of Microsoft Mail for AppleTalk Networks, mail servers communicate with each other by sending messages. These messages contain administrative data, such as user lists, group lists, routing information, etc. These messages are referred to as Server-to-Server messages.

In a multiple-server environment, servers will automatically scan for other Microsoft Mail servers and exchange this data with those servers. Server-to-Server messages or normally "hidden" from the normal view of Network Managers.

Network Managers can utilize the Mail Network Administration program to produce a Global-Server Report that will show all known servers on the network. Any messages awaiting deliver will be displayed after the server information.

Server-to-Server messages may be included in this report by holding the OPTION key while selecting Server Report from the Global menu. If any server-to-server classified messages are awaiting delivery, they will be displayed after each server listed.



MORE INFORMATION
The following is a description of the different messages that can be displayed.

NOTE: When the term GX is used below, it means group expansion or Schedule+ schedule/calendar data.

Local User List
This message contains the entire local user list and local group list for a server. The user list can be from the sending server, but can also be from another server in the same site, if this server is the bridgehead. If the bridgehead is a Mail 3.1 server, the local user list should indicate which server the user list is coming from.

Create Request
This message contains an entire GX. This GX is either new or meant to replace an existing one.

Modify Request
This message contains changes to an existing GX. This message may also be a local user list modification if the sending and receiving servers are Mail 3.1 servers.

Remove Request
This message identifies a GX to be removed.

Enslave Request
This message should be queued for the master gateway and indicates an access gateway has just been INSTALLED with the Gateway Installer program. This message is telling the master gateway to send gateway recipient list/updates.

Deslave Request
This message should be queued for the master gateway and indicates an access gateway has just been REMOVED with the Gateway Installer program. This message is telling the master gateway to stop sending gateway recipient list/updates.

MasterGone Request
A MasterGone message is queued for all servers in the same site as the master gateway when the master gateway has been removed with the Gateway Installer, if the master gateway was auto-propagating. A gateway is an auto-propagating gateway if it was installed with the checkbox All in Site Servers Can Access selected. If the master gateway was not an auto-propagating gateway, no messages are sent to other servers.

Site List
This message is sent from a bridge server to other servers in its site. It contains a list of servers in other sites the bridge server can talk to.

Link List
This message is sent from a bridge server in one site to its corresponding bridge server in another site. It contains a list of servers in the originator's site.

New Request
The Mail Network Administrator displays this message for message types that it does not currently understand. This may be corrected by using a current version of the Mail Network Administrator.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.10

Keywords: KB102120

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