Post Office Directory Structure; Information Stored In The Post Office; Post Office Database; Message Store - Novell GROUPWISE 8 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

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35.2 Post Office Directory Structure

Physically, a post office consists of a set of directories that house all the information stored in the
post office. See
Directory Structure.

35.3 Information Stored in the Post Office

The following types of information are stored in the post office:
Section 35.3.1, "Post Office Database," on page 476
Section 35.3.2, "Message Store," on page 476
Section 35.3.3, "Guardian Database," on page 478
Section 35.3.4, "Agent Input/Output Queues in the Post Office," on page 478
Section 35.3.5, "Libraries (optional)," on page 479
All databases in the post office should be backed up regularly. How often you back up GroupWise
databases depends on the reliability of your network and hardware. See
Post Office," on page

35.3.1 Post Office Database

The post office database (
including a copy of the GroupWise Address Book. This information is necessary for users to send
messages to others in the GroupWise system.

35.3.2 Message Store

GroupWise messages are made up of three parts:
Message Header: The message header contains addressing information including the sender's
address, recipient's address, message priority, status level, and a pointer that links the header to
the message body.
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wphost.db
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) contains all administrative information for the post office,
Section 31.2, "Backing Up a