Useful exim commands

[Tukaram]

Check mail logs :

root@server# ] tail -f /var/log/exim_maillog

Print a count of the messages in the queue

root@server# ] exim -bpc;


Print a listing of the messages in the queue (time queued, size, message-id, sender, recipient)

root@server# ] exim -bp

Print a summary of messages in the queue (count, volume, oldest, newest, domain, and totals)

root@server# ] exim -bp | exiqsumm

Print what Exim is doing right now


root@server# ] exiwhat

start a queue run

root@server# ] exim -q -v

Remove a message from the queue

root@server# ] exim -Mrm <message-id> [ <message-id> ... ]

View a message's headers:

root@server# exim -Mvh <message-id>


View a message's body:

root@server# exim -Mvb <message-id>


View a message's logs:

root@server# exim -Mvl <message-id>

How to Freeze a message

root@server# ] exim -Mf <message-id> [ <message-id> ... ]

Remove 7 days old emails

root@server# ] exim -bpr | grep 7d | awk {'print $3'} | xargs exim -Mrm;

[kuldeep]

Following are few more important exim commands to manage exim email queue

List frozen email:
root@Server [~]#exim -bp | grep frozen

Count number of frozen email in email queue:
root@Server [~]#exim -bp | grep frozen | wc -l

Removing all frozen messages:
root@Server [~]#exiqgrep -z -i | xargs exim -Mrm
OR
root@Server [~]#exim -bp | grep frozen | awk '{print$3}' | xargs exim -Mrm

Forcefully deliver one email from email queue:
root@Server [~]#exim -M message-id

[Tukaram]

Force another queue run.

root@Server [~]# exim -qf

Force another queue run and attempt to flush the frozen message.

root@Server [~]# exim -qff


How many Frozen mails on the queue

root@Server [~]# exim -bpr | grep frozen | wc -l

[kaustubh_s]

Here is the command to see the exim configuration parameteres

exim -bP

Note that the 'P' is capital in this case.

Example

exim -bP | grep qualify_domain

exim -bP +local_domains

[kaustubh_s]

Very important information must be known while examining the exim logs

<= message arrival
=> normal message delivery
-> additional address in same delivery
*> delivery suppressed by -N
** delivery failed; address bounced
== delivery deferred; temporary problem

Read more about exim logs at

http://www.exim.org/exim-html-curren...html/ch49.html