Clearing the mailq HELP

LC Jonesy · 05-03-2005, 06:15 AM

Ok, to start with i'm a complete novice when it comes to mail servers.

Using Colbalt Qube2, and we are having problems with emails looping and not clearing from the server once collected by clients

Help please please please it's driving me mad!!!!!!!

HOW DO I CLEAR THE MAIL QUEUE AND FROM WHAT DIRECTORY by using telnet

apsivam · 05-03-2005, 07:46 AM

AFAIK there is no systematic way to clear the mailq. go to /var/spool/mqueue and delete the queued mail there.

LC Jonesy · 05-03-2005, 07:53 AM

being a complete numpty can you tell me the command for this please?

Thanks

apsivam · 05-03-2005, 08:10 AM

Code:

# cd /var/spool/mqueue
# rm -rf * # COMMENT Note this command erases all the files stored in the current directory be sure what you are doing

theYinYeti · 05-03-2005, 08:11 AM

It depends on what MTA you're using. If it is Postfix, then

Code:

mailq

will give you each post's id, and

Code:

postsuper -d id

will delete a post in the queue.

Yves.