PMAILQ(8)PMAILQ(8)NAME
pmailq - Postfix MAIL Queue manager
SYNOPSIS
pmailq [OPTION]... [COMMAND]
pmailq --help
DESCRIPTION
pmailq parses the output of mailq command from postfix (ie: postqueue -p). It permits to perform some actions on a group of entries in
queue (like removing or displaying them in a machine readable format). They are selected by applying filters (wildcards are allowed) on
criterias like email address, error message from SMTP server, message size, mail status in queue.
COMMANDS
Action to perform on selected entries.
list (default command)
Show a detailed listing of the selected entries.
parse
Show a listing of the selected entries in a machine readable format.
del
Delete (via postsuper -d) the selected entries.
OPTIONS -e PATTERN, --email=PATTERN
Select entries in queue with email matching PATTERN (PATTERN accepts wildcards).
-m PATTERN, --msg=PATTERN
Select entries in queue with error message matching PATTERN (PATTERN accepts wildcards).
-l SIZE, --size-lower=SIZE
Select entries in queue with size lower than SIZE bytes.
-u SIZE, --size-upper=SIZE
Select entries in queue with size upper than SIZE bytes.
-a
Select 'active' entries in queue.
-o
Select 'on hold' entries in queue.
--version
Show program's version number and exit.
-h, --help
Show this help message and exit.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: display all the entries in queue sent to an email address matching "*@example.com*" with a size between 3000 and 3200 bytes in
a machine readable format:
# pmailq -u 3000 -l 3200 -e "*@example.com" parse
7E75214643A4|Fri Aug 31|3154|1|0|edgar@example.com
B0BDE146B640|Thu Aug 30|3199|1|0|paul@example.com
B587E146B675|Wed Aug 29|3065|0|0|paul@example.com
CF3C514656E4|Wed Aug 29|3161|0|0|abuse@example.com
/ / /
queue id date size on hold (or not)
active (or not)
Example 2: remove all mails in queue not sent because of a connection time out:
# pmailq -m "*connection*timed*out" del
deleting 00CF514616D3 [OK]
deleting 12D911461924 [OK]
deleting 269EF1461CA9 [OK]
deleting 288DF1461CA0 [OK]
deleting 3B3901460F62 [OK]
deleting 3AE58147019F [OK]
SEE ALSO postsuper(1) privileged queue operations, postqueue(1) mail queue control
AUTHOR
Emmanuel Bouthenot <kolter@openics.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright 2007-2011 by Emmanuel Bouthenot <kolter@openics.org>
This program is released under the "do What The Fuck you want to Public Licence" Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar.
See http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/COPYING for more details.
2011-01-05 PMAILQ(8)
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postqueue - Postfix queue control
SYNOPSIS
postqueue [-v] [-c config_dir] -f
postqueue [-v] [-c config_dir] -i queue_id
postqueue [-v] [-c config_dir] -p
postqueue [-v] [-c config_dir] -s site
DESCRIPTION
The postqueue(1) command implements the Postfix user interface for queue management. It implements operations that are traditionally avail-
able via the sendmail(1) command. See the postsuper(1) command for queue operations that require super-user privileges such as deleting a
message from the queue or changing the status of a message.
The following options are recognized:
-c config_dir
The main.cf configuration file is in the named directory instead of the default configuration directory. See also the MAIL_CONFIG
environment setting below.
-f Flush the queue: attempt to deliver all queued mail.
This option implements the traditional "sendmail -q" command, by contacting the Postfix qmgr(8) daemon.
Warning: flushing undeliverable mail frequently will result in poor delivery performance of all other mail.
-i queue_id
Schedule immediate delivery of deferred mail with the specified queue ID.
This option implements the traditional sendmail -qI command, by contacting the flush(8) server.
This feature is available with Postfix version 2.4 and later.
-p Produce a traditional sendmail-style queue listing. This option implements the traditional mailq command, by contacting the Postfix
showq(8) daemon.
Each queue entry shows the queue file ID, message size, arrival time, sender, and the recipients that still need to be delivered.
If mail could not be delivered upon the last attempt, the reason for failure is shown. The queue ID string is followed by an
optional status character:
* The message is in the active queue, i.e. the message is selected for delivery.
! The message is in the hold queue, i.e. no further delivery attempt will be made until the mail is taken off hold.
-s site
Schedule immediate delivery of all mail that is queued for the named site. A numerical site must be specified as a valid RFC 2821
address literal enclosed in [], just like in email addresses. The site must be eligible for the "fast flush" service. See flush(8)
for more information about the "fast flush" service.
This option implements the traditional "sendmail -qRsite" command, by contacting the Postfix flush(8) daemon.
-v Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Multiple -v options make the software increasingly verbose. As of Postfix 2.3, this
option is available for the super-user only.
SECURITY
This program is designed to run with set-group ID privileges, so that it can connect to Postfix daemon processes.
DIAGNOSTICS
Problems are logged to syslogd(8) and to the standard error stream.
ENVIRONMENT
MAIL_CONFIG
Directory with the main.cf file. In order to avoid exploitation of set-group ID privileges, a non-standard directory is allowed only
if:
o The name is listed in the standard main.cf file with the alternate_config_directories configuration parameter.
o The command is invoked by the super-user.
CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS
The following main.cf parameters are especially relevant to this program. The text below provides only a parameter summary. See post-
conf(5) for more details including examples.
alternate_config_directories (empty)
A list of non-default Postfix configuration directories that may be specified with "-c config_directory" on the command line, or via
the MAIL_CONFIG environment parameter.
config_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
The default location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf configuration files.
command_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
The location of all postfix administrative commands.
fast_flush_domains ($relay_domains)
Optional list of destinations that are eligible for per-destination logfiles with mail that is queued to those destinations.
import_environment (see 'postconf -d' output)
The list of environment parameters that a Postfix process will import from a non-Postfix parent process.
queue_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
The location of the Postfix top-level queue directory.
syslog_facility (mail)
The syslog facility of Postfix logging.
syslog_name (see 'postconf -d' output)
The mail system name that is prepended to the process name in syslog records, so that "smtpd" becomes, for example, "postfix/smtpd".
trigger_timeout (10s)
The time limit for sending a trigger to a Postfix daemon (for example, the pickup(8) or qmgr(8) daemon).
Available in Postfix version 2.2 and later:
authorized_flush_users (static:anyone)
List of users who are authorized to flush the queue.
authorized_mailq_users (static:anyone)
List of users who are authorized to view the queue.
FILES
/var/spool/postfix, mail queue
SEE ALSO qmgr(8), queue manager
showq(8), list mail queue
flush(8), fast flush service
sendmail(1), Sendmail-compatible user interface
postsuper(1), privileged queue operations
README FILES
Use "postconf readme_directory" or "postconf html_directory" to locate this information.
ETRN_README, Postfix ETRN howto
LICENSE
The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.
HISTORY
The postqueue command was introduced with Postfix version 1.1.
AUTHOR(S)
Wietse Venema
IBM T.J. Watson Research
P.O. Box 704
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
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