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POSTQUEUE(1) POSTQUEUE(1)
<b>NAME</b>
postqueue - Postfix queue control
<b>SYNOPSIS</b>
<b>postqueue</b> [<b>-c</b> <i>config_dir</i>] <b>-f</b>
<b>postqueue</b> [<b>-c</b> <i>config_dir</i>] <b>-p</b>
<b>postqueue</b> [<b>-c</b> <i>config_dir</i>] <b>-s</b> <i>site</i>
<b>DESCRIPTION</b>
The <b>postqueue</b> program implements the Postfix user inter-
face for queue management. It implements all the opera-
tions that are traditionally available via the <a href="sendmail.1.html"><b>sendmail</b>(1)</a>
command.
The following options are recognized:
<b>-c</b> <i>config_dir</i>
The <b>main.cf</b> configuration file is in the named
directory instead of the default configuration
directory. See also the MAIL_CONFIG environment
setting below.
<b>-f</b> Flush the queue: attempt to deliver all queued
mail.
This option implements the traditional <b>sendmail</b> <b>-q</b>
command, by contacting the Postfix <a href="qmgr.8.html"><b>qmgr</b>(8)</a> daemon.
<b>-p</b> Produce a traditional sendmail-style queue listing.
This option implements the traditional <b>mailq</b> com-
mand, by contacting the Postfix <a href="showq.8.html"><b>showq</b>(8)</a> 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. This mode of operation is imple-
mented by executing the <a href="postqueue.1.html"><b>postqueue</b>(1)</a> command. The
queue ID string is followed by an optional status
character:
<b>*</b> The message is in the <b>active</b> queue, i.e. the
message is selected for delivery.
<b>!</b> The message is in the <b>hold</b> queue, i.e. no
further delivery attempt will be made until
the mail is taken off hold.
<b>-s</b> <i>site</i>
Schedule immediate delivery of all mail that is
queued for the named <i>site</i>. The site must be eligi-
ble for the "fast flush" service. See <a href="flushd.8.html"><b>flush</b>(8)</a> for
more information about the "fast flush" service.
This option implements the traditional <b>sendmail</b>
<b>-qR</b><i>site</i> command, by contacting the Postfix <a href="flushd.8.html"><b>flush</b>(8)</a>
daemon.
<b>-v</b> Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Mul-
tiple <b>-v</b> options make the software increasingly
verbose.
<b>SECURITY</b>
This program is designed to run with set-group ID privi-
leges, so that it can connect to Postfix daemon processes.
<b>DIAGNOSTICS</b>
Problems are logged to <b>syslogd</b>(8) and to the standard
error stream.
<b>ENVIRONMENT</b>
MAIL_CONFIG
Directory with the <b>main.cf</b> file.
In order to avoid exploitation of set-group ID
privileges, it is not possible to specify arbitrary
directory names.
A non-standard directory is allowed only if the
name is listed in the standard <b>main.cf</b> file, in the
<b>alternate</b><i>_</i><b>config</b><i>_</i><b>directories</b> configuration parame-
ter value.
Only the superuser is allowed to specify arbitrary
directory names.
<b>FILES</b>
/var/spool/postfix, mail queue
/etc/postfix, configuration files
<b>CONFIGURATION</b> <b>PARAMETERS</b>
<b>import</b><i>_</i><b>environment</b>
List of names of environment parameters that can be
imported from non-Postfix processes.
<b>queue</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>
Top-level directory of the Postfix queue. This is
also the root directory of Postfix daemons that run
chrooted.
<b>fast</b><i>_</i><b>flush</b><i>_</i><b>domains</b>
List of domains that will receive "fast flush" ser-
vice (default: all domains that this system is
willing to relay mail to). This list specifies the
domains that Postfix accepts in the SMTP <b>ETRN</b>
request and in the <b>sendmail</b> <b>-qR</b> command.
<b>SEE</b> <b>ALSO</b>
sendmail(8) sendmail-compatible user interface
<a href="qmgr.8.html">qmgr(8)</a> queue manager
<a href="showq.8.html">showq(8)</a> list mail queue
<a href="flushd.8.html">flush(8)</a> fast flush service
<b>LICENSE</b>
The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this
software.
<b>AUTHOR(S)</b>
Wietse Venema
IBM T.J. Watson Research
P.O. Box 704
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
POSTQUEUE(1)
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