UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hello,

A while back someone"archived" my emails for me, so I didn't have to worry about my email account filling up with emails.

I need to get back into those emails and view them.

When I opent the folder it has several files. The largest being an "mbox", which I am assuming has all of the meails in it, since it is 2.15 GB.

It says it is a "UNIX Executable File"

How can I get into these files, and view my old emails?

I would start by making a copy of mbox (in case the following doesn't work) and then try:

Code:

mailx -f mbox

I apologize, where would I execute this command?

I'm probably not as tech savvy as most of you on here.

I opened the terminal and attempted this command and it said:

"No such file or directory found"

Thanks for the help.

You would execute that command in the directory where the file mbox is located (after making a backup copy of mbox).