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., FAX, Internet, cc:Mail, etc.). Wild cards are permitted.

Description

Use the DIRECTORY command to list any messages which you've sent but which have not yet been delivered. The optional type argument can 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, FAX machines, etc. A complete list of the available types are shown below. You can also use the ? key to obtain a listing of the available types as shown in the examples below.³

Type	Message Types Listed
all_in_1	Messages sent to ALL-IN-1 users
bitnet	Messages set to BITNET users
ccmail	Messages sent to Lotus cc:Mail users
decnet	Messages sent to DECnet users
fax	Messages sent as FAXes via PMDF-FAX
groupwise	Messages to GroupWise Office users
internet	Messages sent to Internet users
local	Messages sent to local VMS MAIL users
lotus_notes	Messages sent to Lotus Notes users
mailbus_400	Messages sent to MAILbus 400 users
mailworks	Messages sent to MailWorks users
message_router	Messages sent to Message Router 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
teamlinks	Messages sent to TeamLinks 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 can be used with the READ, RETURN, and EDIT_FAX commands to identify which messages to read, return, or edit.

It is important to note that when you send a message to more than one recipient, the message might split into multiple message copies. Consequently, the same message might 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 ?
Optional keyword, must be chosen from:
 (1) all_in_1             Messages sent to ALL-IN-1 users
 (2) bitnet               Messages sent to BITNET users
 (3) ccmail               Messages sent to cc:Mail users
 (4) decnet               Messages sent to DECnet users
 (5) fax                  Messages sent as FAXes with PMDF-FAX
 (6) groupwise            Messages sent to GroupWise Office users
 (7) internet             Messages sent to Internet users
 (8) local                Messages sent to local users
 (9) lotus_notes          Messages sent to Lotus Notes users
(10) mailbus_400          Messages sent to MAILbus 400 users
(11) mailworks            Messages sent to MailWorks users
(12) message_router       Messages sent to Message Router users
(13) microsoft_mail       Messages sent to Microsoft Mail users
(14) netdata              Messages sent to Netdata (PROFS) users
(15) novell_mhs           Messages sent to Novell MHS users
(16) ovvm                 Messages sent to OV/VM (PROFS) users
(17) pager                Messages sent to personal pagers
(18) popstore             Messages sent to popstore users
(19) snads                Messages sent to SNADS users
(20) tcpip                Messages sent to TCP/IP users
(21) teamlinks            Messages sent to TeamLinks users
(22) uucp                 Messages sent to UUCP users
(23) wordperfect          Messages sent to WordPerfect Office users
(24) x400                 Messages sent to X.400 users
qm.user>
      

This example shows how to obtain a list of the recognized message types. Whenever you are entering a command, you can always press the question mark key, ?, to obtain help on what to type next.

qm.user> DIRECTORY
Fri, 2 Aug 2012 18:49:40 PDT
Id Network           From          To                  Size Queued since
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1 Internet (TCP/IP) bob@example.com  service@example.com   8  2-AUG 17:31
                                      service@internode.co
 2 Internet (TCP/IP) bob@example.com  ietf-822@dimacs.rut   8  2-AUG 15:07
 3 Internet (TCP/IP) bob@example.com  mwalnut@cnri.reston   16 2-AUG 15:26
 4 Internet (TCP/IP) bob@example.com  jbakin@adoc.xerox.c   8  2-AUG 17:18
 5 Internet (TCP/IP) bob@example.com  klensin@MAIL1.RESTO   16 2-AUG 15:26
 6 Internet (TCP/IP) bob@example.com  MAILSERV@EXAMPLE.C    8  2-AIG 15:38
 7 Internet (TCP/IP) bob@example.com  john@EXAMPLE.COM      8  2-AUG 17:18
 8 Message Router    bob@example.com  john%doof@am.naples.   8  2-AUG 12:25
 9 Local delivery    bob@example.com  john                  8  2-AUG 16:11
10 Internet (TCP/IP) bob@example.com  mailserv@example.org  8  2-AUG 12:43
11 Internet (TCP/IP) bob@example.com  MARKJOSEPH@delphi.com 8  2-AUG 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.