User's Manual

Using message types
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.
Operating system
availability
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
♦ 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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