List currently queued messages.

Syntax

directory [type]

Command Qualifiers	Defaults
None.	None.

Parameters

type

An optional parameter specifying the type of messages to display (e.g., Internet, cc:Mail, etc.). Wild cards are permitted.

Description

Use the directory command to list any messages which you have sent but which have not yet been delivered.² The optional type argument may be used to restrict the listing to certain types of messages such as messages sent to the Internet or other TCP/IP connected machines such as UNIX workstations, cc:Mail users, etc. You can use the command help directory to obtain a complete list of the available types.

Type	Message types listed
ccmail	Messages sent to Lotus cc:Mail users
groupwise	Messages to GroupWise Office users
internet	Messages sent to Internet users
local	Messages sent to local BSD mailbox users
lotus_notes	Messages sent to Lotus Notes users
mailbus_400	Messages sent to MAILbus 400 users
microsoft_mail	Messages sent to Microsoft Mail users
netdata	Messages sent to Netdata (PROFS) users
novell_mhs	Messages sent to Novell MHS users
ovvm	Messages sent to OV/VM (PROFS) users
pager	Messages sent to personal pagers
popstore	Messages sent to popstore users
snads	Messages sent to SNADS users
tcpip	Messages sent to TCP/IP users
uucp	Messages sent to UUCP users
wordperfect	Messages sent to WordPerfect Office users
x400	Messages sent to X.400 users

In the directory listing, each message is assigned a message identification number, or "message id" for short. The message id appears in the leftmost column. These identification numbers may be used with the read or return commands to identify which messages to read or return.

It is important to note that when you send a message to more than one recipient, the message may be split into multiple message copies. Consequently, the same message may appear multiple times as being queued to different networks (or possibly even for the same network). Such would be the case for a message sent both to local users and remote users.

EXAMPLES

qm.user> directory
Thu, 12 Jul 2002 18:49:40 -0800 (PST)
Id Network           From          To                  Size Queued since
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1 Internet (TCP/IP) bob@example.com  service@example.com    8 12-MAR 17:31
                                      service@internode.co
 2 Internet (TCP/IP) bob@example.com  ietf-822@dimacs.rut    8 12-MAR 15:07
 3 Internet (TCP/IP) bob@example.com  mwalnut@cnri.reston   16 12-MAR 15:26
 4 Internet (TCP/IP) bob@example.com  jbakin@adoc.xerox.com  8 12-MAR 17:18
 5 Internet (TCP/IP) bob@example.com  klensin@MAIL1.RESTO   16 12-MAR 15:26
 6 Internet (TCP/IP) bob@example.com  MAILSERV@example.COM   8 12-MAR 15:38
 7 Internet (TCP/IP) bob@example.com  ned@example.COM      8 12-MAR 17:18
 8 Lotus Notes       bob@example.com  John.Smith@notes.ac    8 10-MAR 12:25
 9 Local delivery    bob@example.com  ned                    8 11-MAR 16:11
10 Internet (TCP/IP) bob@example.com  mailserv@example.com   8 12-MAR 12:43
11 Internet (TCP/IP) bob@example.com  MARKJOSEPH@delphi.com  8 12-MAR 15:07
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total size:                                                104
qm.user>
 
      

In this example, the directory command is used to list all queued messages. When a message has more than one envelope To: recipient, the additional recipients are shown on additional lines of the listing as with message 1 which is addressed to service@example.com and service@internode.com.au.