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3.4.1.5.2 Master Locator Response

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When a master locator discovery request is received, the following actions MUST be taken:

  1. The master locator MUST read the computer name of the requester from the RequesterName field in the QUERYLOCATOR structure.

  2. The master locator MUST initialize a QUERYLOCATORREPLY structure with the following values:

    1. The Hint field in QUERYLOCATORREPLY MUST be initialized with REPLY_MASTER_LOCATOR.

    2. The Uptime field in QUERYLOCATORREPLY MUST be initialized with the amount of time in seconds that the master locator has been running since startup.<25>

    3. The SenderName field in QUERYLOCATORREPLY MUST be initialized with the name of the computer.

  3. The master locator MUST send the composed QUERYLOCATORREPLY structure to the requester over the Remote Mailslot Protocol with the computer name of the requestor, obtained in step 1, as the destination and "\Mailslot\Resp_c" as the address.