Efficient processing of time-bounded messages

Apparatus, comprising:

• means for classifying a plurality of messages as one of time-bounded messages and non-time-bounded messages;
• and
• means for processing the time-bounded messages separately from the non-time-bounded messages, wherein the means for processing includes means for storing a plurality of message bodies associated with the time-bounded messages in a storage structure, means for writing the stored plurality of message bodies in bulk to one or more common storage entities, means for compiling metadata related to the message bodies, and means for storing the metadata in a further storage structure that is separate from the storage structure;
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• means for optimizing processing of the message bodies separately from processing of the metadata, the means for optimizing processing of the message bodies accumulating a plurality of the message bodies in a common storage entity, the plurality of the message bodies in the common storage entity being subject to a common retention period parameter that indicates when to delete the plurality of the message bodies.

One or more computer readable storage media comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed, direct a computing device to:

• classify a plurality of messages as one of time-bounded messages and non-time-bounded messages;
• and
• process the time-bounded messages separately from the non-time-bounded messages, wherein the processing includes accumulating a plurality of message bodies associated with the time-bounded messages in a first storage structure, writing the accumulated plurality of message bodies in bulk to one or more common storage entities, compiling metadata related to the message bodies, and storing the metadata in a second storage structure that is separate from the storage structure;
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• optimize processing of the message bodies separately from processing of the metadata, the optimizing processing of the message bodies including accumulating a plurality of the message bodies in a common storage entity, the plurality of the message bodies in the common storage entity being subject to a common retention period parameter that indicates when to delete the plurality of the message bodies.