Summary of the "messages_" fields in ListManager

The messages_ table stores the archive of all message postings. This data is required to search for messages. It is also used for NNTP and RSS access to messages.

Primary key: MessageID_

Field Name

Description

Version Added

Body_

The body of the message (text, NULL)

CreatStamp_

Date/time stamp this message was created (smalldatetime, NOT NULL)

Digested_

Has this message been sent in a digest yet? (char(1), NOT NULL)

HdrAll_

The complete message header (text, NULL)

HdrDate_

The 'date:' header (varchar(100), NULL)

HdrFrom_

The 'from:' header (varchar(200), NULL)

HdrFromSpc_

The 'from ' header (varchar(200), NULL)

HdrSubject_

The 'subject:' header (varchar(1000), NULL)

HdrTo_

The 'to:' header (varchar(200), NULL)

List_

The list that this message belongs to (varchar(60), NOT NULL)

MemberID_

Unique member ID of the member who posted this message (int, NOT NULL)

MessageID_

Unique message ID (int, primary key, identity, NOT NULL)

ParentID_

The message thread that this message is responding to, or the ID of this message, if this is the start of a thread. (int, NULL)

SubsetID_

The ID of the subset used to create this message. NULL or 0 if no subset used. (int, NULL)

Title_

Optional title given to this posting -- can only be set independently of the message (ie with web posting or with 'moderate' commands (varchar(70), NULL)