# Remote machine connection

**URL:** <https://forum.robotframework.org/t/remote-machine-connection/5656>\
**Category:** Robot Framework\
**Created:** [6 May 2023 00:17 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/remote-machine-connection/5656 "2023-05-06T00:17:10Z")\
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Hi Gituwalia,

1. sure that’s possible,

- how do you get the file there when you do it manually?
  - windows file copy?
  - ftp / sftp?
  - web form submit?

- Should the test automation do it the same way? Once you know which file transfer protocol you need it should be easy enough to identify a suitable library.

1. There’s a couple of libraries that might help here:

- [ImapLibrary](https://github.com/rickypc/robotframework-imaplibrary), see this forum thread [Read email from shared mailbox](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/read-email-from-shared-mailbox/2578)
- [RPA.Email.Exchange](https://rpaframework.org/libraries/email_exchange/)  
I’ve not used either library myself but others here have, so if you need help, just mention which library your using and hopefully someone who’s used it will answer.

Dave.

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