Messages can vary in length and be assigned different types or usages.
For example, a server process can read and write messages from and to a message queue created for client processes. The message type can be used to associate a message with a particular client process even though all messages are on the same queue. In UNIX systems, the C programming language msgget function is used with various parameters specifying the action requested, message queue ID, message type, and so forth. The maximum size of a message in a queue is limited by the operating system and is typically 8,192 bytes. Bringing you the best technology specific search engines.