Novell GROUPWISE 8 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual page 477

Message Body: The message body contains the message text in an encrypted format and a
distribution list containing user IDs of the sender and recipients.
File Attachments (optional): File attachments can be any type of file that is attached to the
message.
The message store consists of directories and databases that hold messages. The message store is
shared by all members of the post office so only one copy of a message and its attachments is stored
in the post office, no matter how many members of the post office receive the message. This makes
the system more efficient in terms of message processing, speed, and storage space.
All information in the message store is encrypted to prevent unauthorized access.
The message store contains the following components:
"User Databases" on page 477
"Message Databases" on page 477
"Attachments Directory" on page 478
User Databases
Each member of the post office has a personal database (
mailbox. The user database contains the following:
Message header information
Pointers to messages
Folder assignments
Personal groups
Personal address books
Rules
Contacts
Checklists
Categories
Junk Mail lists
When a member of another post office shares a folder with one or more members of the local post
office, a "prime user" database (
user" is the owner of the shared information.
Local user databases and prime user databases are stored in the
Message Databases
Each member of the post office is arbitrarily assigned to a message database (
body portions of messages are stored. Many users in a post office share a single message database.
There can be as many as 255 message databases (numbered 0 through 254) in a post office. Message
databases are stored in the
Historical Note: Prior to GroupWise 7, the POA created a maximum of 25 message databases per
post office. The current maximum of 255 message databases speeds up message delivery and
minimizes user impact if a database is damaged.
) is created to store the shared information. The "prime
puxxxxx.db
directory in the post office.
ofmsg
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) which represents the user's
userxxx.db
directory in the post office.
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msgnnn.db
) where the