Any MSMQ server can also function as an MSMQ connector server. MSMQ connector servers allow MSMQ-based applications to communicate with computers (called foreign computers) that either use other messaging systems or support the MSMQ functions on hardware not supported by Windows 95, Windows NT Workstation, or Windows NT Server. MSMQ connector servers use foreign CNs and foreign queues to communicate with foreign computers, as shown in Figure 1.3. The Level 8 Systems MSMQ message queuing product is an example of an MSMQ connector server.
Figure 1.3
Note MSMQ connector servers and the foreign computers that they support must be in the same site.
To develop an MSMQ connector server, you must obtain the MSMQ Connector SDK.