This message flow diagram illustrates how inbound message flow from the Internet through the GroupWise directory structure to the GroupWise recipient. The link between the Internet Agent and the MTA for the recipient’s domain is a mapped/UNC link.
Figure 4-6 Message Flow in From the Internet
Table 4-6 Message Flow in From the Internet Stages
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Actor |
Action |
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Internet Agent for Recipient’s Domain |
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An Internet user sends a message to a GroupWise user. The Internet Agent receives the message from the external Internet host and places the message file in the wpgate\gwia\receive directory. |
Internet Agent for Recipient’s Domain |
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The Internet Agent polls the receive directory according to the setting on the Gateway Time Settings page of the Internet Agent object in ConsoleOne. It picks up the message file, converts it to GroupWise format, and places it in the wpgate\gwia\wpcsin\0-7 directory, where 0-7 is one of the priority subdirectories from 0-7. The Internet Agent puts messages only in the 4 directory, used for normal priority messages. |
MTA for Recipient’s Domain |
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The MTA polls the domain\wpgate\gwia\wpcsin\fd0-7F directory based on the setting on the Agent Settings page of the MTA object in ConsoleOne. It picks up the message file and moves it to its “in progress” (gwinprog) queue. |
MTA for Recipient’s Domain |
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The MTA determines which post office in the domain the recipient is located in, then moves the message to that post office’s hold queue (mslocal\mshold\postx\0-7). |
MTA for Recipient’s Domain |
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The MTA for the recipient’s domain then communicates the message to the POA in the recipient’s post office by way of TCP/IP. |
POA for Recipient’s Post Office |
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When it receives the new message, the POA for the recipient’s post office performs the following actions:
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Recipient’s GroupWise Client |
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The Notify component of the recipient’s GroupWise client notifies the recipient that a new message has arrived. |
Recipient |
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Each recipient opens the message in the GroupWise client. |