# Email notification in ftp

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/email-notification-in-ftp/25120>\
**Category:** SLES Install-Boot\
**Created:** [February 12, 2014, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/email-notification-in-ftp/25120 "2014-02-12T13:52:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![veereshy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/3da27b/32.png) [@veereshy](https://forums.suse.com/u/veereshy)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/email-notification-in-ftp/25120/1 "2014-02-12T13:52:20Z")

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Hi,

I have an ftp server,i want to configure mail notification for the ftp ,when ftp user upload or download file or folder.plz help me in this.thanks in advance

Regards  
Veeresh.Y

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**Author:** ![Jens-U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d78d45/32.png) [@Jens-U](https://forums.suse.com/u/Jens-U)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/email-notification-in-ftp/25120/2 "2014-02-12T14:07:18Z")

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Hi Veeresh.Y,

[QUOTE=veereshy;19263]Hi,

I have an ftp server,i want to configure mail notification for the ftp ,when ftp user upload or download file or folder.plz help me in this.thanks in advance[/QUOTE]

from what I can tell, the easiest way would be to monitor the xferlog of the FTP server via some program (i.e. shell script in a read loop on the file) and more or less intelligently send emails based on the logged entries.

You should define your rule set properly in advance - when exactly you want to send an email, to whom… or you’ll generate a flood of emails (DOS attack vector!)

Regards,  
Jens