[Gllug] Postfix commands

[Jason Clifford]

On Mon, 9 Jun 2003, Xander D Harkness wrote:

> exim -bp  mailq --- The mailq is relevant as it gives your the email IDs.

postqueue -p

> exim -M emailID  force delivery of named message

I think postsuper -r emailID may do what you want. Obviously nothing can 
force delivery of an undeliverable address.

> exim -qf  Force another queue run

postqueue -f

> exim -qff  Force another queue run and attempt to flush frozen messages

Should work with the one above.

> exim -Mvl messageID View Log for message

grep messageID $MAILLOG_FILE

> exim -Mvb messageID  View Body for message

I'm not aware of a command to do this. I suspect you'd have to view the 
relevant file in the queue.

> exim -Mrm messageID  ReMove message (no errors sent)

postsuper -d messageID

> exim -Mg messageID  Give up and fail message, message bounces to sender

Dunno.

> These are a small sample of the commands available for the control of 
> messages under exim, which make manipulation of the mail queue very 
> easy.
> 
> > I have a server running postfix that has a stack of mail not being 
> delivered.  I have more than 200 messages in the queue. 
> 
> I have searched the terrible postfix docs and only found other people 
> asking for postfix commands, yet no answers.  Does any one know if 
> there are any commands that can be issued to postfix, rather than just 
> a blunt flush?

The postfix documentation seems very good to me. 

It does look like exim provides a couple of queue management commands that 
postfix doesn't however my experience is that I've never needed them so 
I'm not fussed ;)

Jason Clifford
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