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Queues

Message queues are the buffering mechanism that makes MSMQ an effective tool for developing loosely coupled applications. Queues store a message until an appropriate application sees fit to retrieve the message. Queues make it possible for various components to communicate, even though they execute at different times and at various locations within an enterprise.

Queue Types

Although all queues provide the same basic functionality, acting as a temporary store for messages, several types of queues are used by MSMQ and MSMQ applications:

• Message queues

• Administration (acknowledgement) queues

• Response queues

• Journal queues

• Dead Letter queues

• Report queues

Applications or application administrators create the first three application queue types. ...