Protocols Element (ICF)

Contains definitions of all custom delivery protocols used by the instance's applications.

Syntax

<NotificationServicesInstance>
    ...
    <Protocols>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type	None.
Default value	None.
Occurrence	Optional once per NotificationServicesInstance element.
Updates	Can be added or deleted when updating the instance.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Elements
Parent element	NotificationServicesInstance Element (ICF)
Child elements	Protocol Element (ICF)

Remarks

Include the Protocols element only if the application(s) hosted by the instance use custom delivery protocols. If using only the built-in SMTP and File delivery protocols omit the entire section or use empty tags.

For more information about defining custom protocols, see Protocol Element (ICF).

Example

This example shows a complete Protocols element that contains the definition of one custom protocol.

<Protocols>
    <Protocol>
        <ProtocolName>SMS</ProtocolName>
        <ClassName>Protocols.SMSProtocol</ClassName>
        <AssemblyName>%BaseDirPath%\SMS.dll</AssemblyName>
    </Protocol>
</Protocols>

This example shows how to define a delivery protocol based on the IHttpProtocolProvider interface. The class is implemented in the Notification Services assembly, so you do not need to provide the assembly information.

<Protocol>
    <ProtocolName>HTTP</ProtocolName>
    <ClassName>HttpExtension</ClassName>
</Protocol>

See Also

Reference

Application Definition File Reference

Concepts

Instance Configuration File Reference

Other Resources

Developing a Custom Delivery Protocol

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance