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Store-and-Forward Networking Related Entries Web Links New/Updated Information Note: Many topics at this site are reduced versions of the text in "The Encyclopedia of Networking and Telecommunications." Search results will not be as extensive as a search of the book's CD-ROM. "Store and forward" is a phrase used in many networking technologies. Packets are stored and forwarded through routers, as discussed under "Routers" and "Routing." Network applications use store-and-forward messaging when real-time connections are not essential, as discussed under "MOM (Message-Oriented Middleware)." Finally, electronic mail systems use store-and-forward techniques to move e-mail from one user to another across messaging servers, as discussed under "Electronic Mail." Copyright (c) 2001 Tom Sheldon and Big Sur Multimedia. |