2.2 Message Syntax

The sections that follow specify the syntax for the following protocol elements:

Registry policy files (as specified in Registry Policy Message Syntax (section 2.2.1)).

The administrative templates (ADM format) file (as specified in ADM-Based Policy Description Message (section 2.2.2.1)) and the Extended Administrative Templates (ADMX) file (as specified in ADMX-Based Policy Description Message (section 2.2.2.2)).

Each protocol element is described as a message, which corresponds one-to-one with a file transferred using remote file access. The protocol is driven through the exchange of these messages, as specified in Protocol Details (section 3).