Message Delivery

MSMQ messages can contain text or binary information in the message body. The contents of the message body are specified by the sending application¾MSMQ handles the message delivery but does not alter the message contents. MSMQ messages can be no larger than 4 megabytes (MB).

To choose the appropriate delivery method for an MSMQ-based application, and to calculate required disk space on MSMQ independent clients and servers, you must understand:

Message storage details
The two delivery types available
Journaling queues
Dead-letter queues

To install and administer an MSMQ network, you must understand:

The two message delivery types available

Message storage details

Messaging limitations

Queue and computer quotas

Transactional messaging

MSMQ Explorer uses a variety of icons to display the different types of messages. To see a table that defines the computer, queue, and message icons, click Help Topics on the MSMQ Explorer Help menu, double-click Overview, and then double-click MSMQ Explorer Icons.