Use the General tab to specify default values for local FTP
user directories.
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Specify a Default Root
Directory. By default, each FTP user's home directory is a
subfolder under the directory you specify here. Click the
... button to browse and select a directory.
Alternatively, select a custom macro variable from the drop-down menu. See
Using Macro Variables for a list of the
applicable macros (Default Root Directory context). Once the change is applied,
FTP users that are already configured to use the default root are switched over
to the new default root.
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Specify the paths and names of Local User Subdirectories. These
directories are automatically created under each user's home directory. Each
directory path specified should be a relative path.
The configured inbox and outbox directories can be easily referenced in the
mailbox <collect> and <release>
actions by using the %inbox% and %outbox%
macros, respectively. See Action Tab
If the sentbox directory is configured, when the user retrieves a file from
the configured outbox, the
VersaLex application places a user-accessible copy of the
file in the sentbox directory. If the receivedbox directory is configured,
when the user stores a file in the configured inbox (either directly or via
RNFR/RNTO), the
VersaLex application also places a user-accessible copy of
the file in the receivedbox directory.
Note: Files of the same name are
overwritten.
The following are rules that apply to AS3/FTP mailboxes:
- The default inbox\ and
outbox\payload\ subdirectories are always
used, regardless of the settings specified in the panel, because vendor AS3 send and receive
"choreographies" are established and published for interoperability
certification and cannot be altered.
- Remote AS3 users must place all inbound payload files and MDNs in
the inbox\ subdirectory. Outbound payload files
can only be received from the outbox\payload
subdirectory; outbound MDNs can only be received from the
outbox\mdnsubdirectory.
- Files placed in any other directory or subdirectory are not
accessible by AS3 users and will not appear in any remote directory
listings.
- The sentbox and
receivedbox subdirectories are not created
or used in AS3/FTP mailboxes regardless of the settings specified in
the panel due to the above security restrictions placed
on all AS3 users.
- In addition to the Inbox, Outbox, Sentbox and
Receivedbox folders, additional folders can be specified
in the Others field. Multiple paths can be
added to Others separated by commas,
semi-colons or carriage returns. Note that all paths must be
relative and may not include reserved macro variables (for example,
%mailbox%).
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The Archive Directories allow for a copy of the sent and received files
to be saved in an additional location that, in most cases, is not accessible by
the user. Unlike the sentbox and
receivedbox configured under the Local User
Subdirectories, you can configure these directories to point to a
network location by clicking the ... button; or you can
select a custom macro variable from the drop-down list. See Using macro variables for a list of the applicable macros (Default Local
User Archive Directory context). See Specifying default host directories for information about setting
up system-level directories and custom directory macro variables.
If desired, the
%mailbox% macro may be used as part of these
directory definitions to filter files for non-LDAP users into separate
subdirectories. Files written to these directories are retained with unique file
names and will be archived if the Sent/Received Box Archive System Option has
been enabled. See
Specifying default host directories