摘要 |
<p>A message system for communication of messages over a network where the messages include meta data and content data. An authentication unit authenticates users for messages from the network and a storage server unit that stores the messages. The storage server unit includes a plurality of protocol server units for processing the messages according to protocols used for the messages over the network, includes a meta-data storage unit for storing the meta data of messages, includes a content-data storage unit for string the content data of messages, and includes a manager unit for common control of the meta-data storage unit and the content-data storage unit. The manager unit includes a common addressing unit for common management of the addresses of messages at locations in the storage server unit for messages of the plurality of protocol server units and a common access control unit for controlling accesses to the locations in the storage server unit by the plurality of protocol server units.</p> |