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# 1  
Old 10-07-2009
flush the mail queue
Hi Guys,

My mail queue is showing a mail.

I want to flush the queue.

Can you let me know how to flush the mail queue.

Regards,
Magesh
# 2  
Old 10-07-2009
Hi,

What OS and what MTA?
# 3  
Old 10-07-2009
Sendmail-sendmail -q command flushes mail queue.
Postfix-postfix flush OR postfix -f
Last edited by rbatte1; 11-17-2016 at 11:01 AM.. Reason: Added ICODE tags
# 4  
Old 10-07-2009
You can try
Code:
cp /dev/null /var/spool/mail/your_userid

.
It works fine on AIX.
# 5  
Old 10-08-2009
@ripat,
My OS is SunOs. I do not know what is MTA?

@ proactiveaditya ,

Sendmail is not found in my box.
Code:
d003:/var/spool>sendmail -q
ksh: sendmail:  not found

@giannicello ,
mail folder is not found in /var/spool directory.
but the mail command is installed in my box.

Code:
d003:/var/spool>which mail
/usr/bin/mail

# 6  
Old 10-08-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by mac4rfree
@ripat,
My OS is SunOs. I do not know what is MTA?
MTA == Mail Transfer Agent like exim, postfix, qmail, sendmail etc...

Which one do you have?
# 7  
Old 10-08-2009
How to find it out.. sorry i do not know about it.. Smilie
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