US 7,430,596 B2
Integrating electronic messaging diagnostics into a messaging pipeline
Babak G. Jahromi, Bellevue, Wash. (US); John F. Noss, Issaquah, Wash. (US); Dhananjay M. Mahajan, Sammamish, Wash. (US); Scott Christopher Seely, Bellevue, Wash. (US); Daniel W. Roth, Bellevue, Wash. (US); and Travis John Muhlestein, Redmond, Wash. (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Wash. (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/925,207.
Prior Publication US 2006/0047846 A1, Mar. 02, 2006
Int. Cl. G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 709—223  [714/4; 714/43] 41 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. In a network environment that includes a computing system capable of transferring messages between other computing systems in the network environment, a method for activating integrated messaging diagnostics in a messaging pipeline, the method comprising the following:
an act of the messaging pipeline receiving a control message;
an act of passing the received control message through one or more pipeline components that are positioned in the messaging pipeline;
an act of passing the received control message to a diagnostic control component positioned in the messaging pipeline subsequent to passing the received control message through one or more pipeline components; and
an act of the diagnostic control component activating message diagnostics at one or more diagnostic components positioned within one or more messaging pipelines in accordance with instructions contained in the received control message.