Overview
This document describes how to manage your Exim queue. These commands can help facilitate how Exim sends and receives mail.
You must have root-user access to perform these commands. If you do not, contact your hosting provider for help with your Exim queue.
Exim commands to manage your email
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To determine the total count of mail in the queue, use the
exim -bpccommand. -
To remove a single message from the queue, use the
exim -Mrm <MessageID>command: -
To remove messages from a specific email account in the mail queue, use the following command:
exiqgrep -f user@compromised.tld -i | xargs exim -Mrm -
To delete the entire queue, use the following command:
exiqgrep -i | xargs exim -Mrm
This will remove all email from the mail queue, which may include emails you want to send or receive. You cannot recover deleted emails.
If you receive a message that an email is locked, the system is in the process of sending the message.
For example, one message could be removed and another one could not:
Message 1JoX25-1168Q4-ME has been removed
Message ZB3747-P1rn5-23 is locked
