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MSP Messages

MSP messages are passed between processes and also added to a queue at the receiving end. Some of the structure components are only relevant when it is being passed, or when it is on a queue.

A received MSP message contains the following information:

The content of the message body is only understood at higher levels (AMS in this case) - it is immaterial to MSP.



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AMS The Unix ADAM Message System
Starlink User Note 241
B D Kelly (ROE)
A J Chipperfield (RAL)
16 August 2001
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk

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