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queue

Objects that hold messages passed among applications, or messages passed between MSMQ and applications. Applications can send messages to queues and read messages from queues.

For more information see message queues, administration queues, dead letter queues, journal queues, response queues, report queues, transaction queues, and foreign queues.

QueueGUID

Queue identifier returned by MSMQ when the queue is created.

QueueName

Application-defined name used to identify queue. This name is specified when the queue is created.

QueueNumber

Eight-digit, hexadecimal number that identifies the private queue. It is generated by MSMQ when the queue is created on the local computer.

To find the queue number of a private queue, use Windows Explorer to locate the queue in the ..\MSMQ\Storage\Lqs folder.

Queue Manager

An MSMQ service responsible for delivering, receiving, authenticating, and routing messages, as well as maintaining the MSMQ information store.

queue journal

Used to store copies of application-generated messages after they are retrieved from the queue.

For more information see machine journal.


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