Novell Documentation: GroupWise 6.5 - Mapped/UNC Link for "Hit the Road"

Mapped/UNC Link for "Hit the Road"

This message flow diagram illustrates how a user who will be away from the network prepares to access GroupWise from a remote location.

Message flow for a mapped or UNC link to a remote location

Stage	Icon	Description
Remote User		The GroupWise user requests items from the master mailbox to be downloaded to the Remote mailbox in preparation for disconnecting from the master GroupWise system. For example, the user could be preparing a laptop computer for use away from the network using the Hit the Road feature of the GroupWise client.
GroupWise Remote		When the GroupWise Remote user sends a request for items from the master mailbox, GroupWise Remote places the request in the wpcsin\1 subdirectory of the remote input queue on the user's remote computer.
GroupWise Remote		When the GroupWise Remote user establishes a direct network connection between the remote computer and the master GroupWise system, the GroupWise client places the request into the priority 1 subdirectory of the MTA input queue (WPCSIN) in the post office to which the GroupWise Remote user has connected. The MTA then transfers the request to the post office where the GroupWise Remote user's master mailbox is located. If the GroupWise Remote user has connected directly to the post office where the master mailbox is located, GroupWise Remote places the request directly into the priority 1 subdirectory of the POA input queue (wpcsout\ofs) in the post office, so processing by the MTA is not needed.
MTA for Remote User's Domain		For mapped and UNC links, the MTA for the GroupWise Remote user's domain scans its input queue in each post office for messages to process. You can control the rate at which the MTA scans its input queues. See "Adjusting MTA Polling of Input Queues in the Domain and Post Offices" in "Message Transfer Agent" in the GroupWise 6.5 Administration Guide. When it detects the new request from the GroupWise Remote user, the MTA picks it up from its domain input queue and transfers it to the post office where the GroupWise Remote user's master mailbox is located. The MTA output queue is the input queue for the POA in the post office where the GroupWise Remote user's master mailbox is located.
POA for Remote User's Post Office		The POA polls its input queue regularly. It quickly detects the new request from the GroupWise Remote user. When the GroupWise Remote user sends a request for items from the master mailbox, the POA performs the following actions: Gathers the requested items from the GroupWise Remote user's master mailbox (msgnn.db and userxxx.db). Gathers any attachments for requested items from the post_office\offiles\fd0-f6 subdirectory in the GroupWise Remote user's post office. Compiles the information into a response file and places it in the priority 1 subdirectory of the MTA input queue (wpcsin) for return to the GroupWise Remote user.
MTA for Remote User's Domain		When the MTA in the GroupWise Remote user's domain detects the response for the GroupWise Remote user, the MTA picks it up from its post office input queue and transfers it to its output queue in the ofdirect directory in the post office where the GroupWise Remote user's master mailbox is located. The MTA output queue in the ofdirect directory is the input queue for the GroupWise client on the remote computer.
GroupWise Remote		The GroupWise client picks up the response in the post office and transfers it to its input queue on the GroupWise Remote user's computer.
GroupWise Remote		Taking the items from its input queue, the GroupWise client performs the following actions for the GroupWise Remote user: Updates the GroupWise Remote message database (msg.db) with any items requested from the GroupWise Remote user's master mailbox. Creates pointers in the GroupWise Remote user database (user.db) so the messages gathered from the master mailbox appear in the user's GroupWise Remote mailbox. Places any requested attachments larger than 2 KB in the rofdata directory and creates pointers from the message to its attachments. (For database efficiency, messages and distribution lists larger than 2 KB are also handled as attachments.) The user's GroupWise Remote mailbox now contains current copies of requested items from the user's master mailbox.
Remote User		The GroupWise user can now review current GroupWise mail after the connection to the master GroupWise system is no longer available.