Viewing messages by using FTP

By using FTP, you can view messages in a Global Mailbox.

Before you begin

Complete the procedure Accessing Global Mailbox by using FTP.

About this task

To view messages in Global Mailbox with FTP:

Procedure

  1. Log in as a user.
    Authorization to the directory is from the user permissions for mailboxes in Global Mailbox. The FTP session begins at the virtual root of the user that logs in.
  2. List the messages in the mailbox by using the FTP client commands or interface. For example, you might use the CD, LIST, and MKDIR commands, depending on your client.

Example

An example of the exchange is the following code sample:
ftp> ls
         229 Entering Extended Passive Mode(|||60049|).
         125 Data connection already open; transfer starting.
         -rw------- 100000000 group           1024 May 02  10:17 dc6cbb2f-c15f-446d-a2c8-17076ae8fb9f
         drwx------ 1 admin    group          1024 May 07  07:56  sample_mailbox
         226 Closing data connection, ASCII transfer complete.