| MAILQ(1) | Double Precision, Inc. | MAILQ(1) |
mailq - Display the mail queue
mailq [-sort] [-batch]
mailq displays a list of all messages that have not been delivered yet. The display contains: the queue ID; sending user; the size of the message and the time the message was created; the return address, and a list of the message's recipients. If the message was already delivered or failed for some recipients, this will be indicated as well.
The optional -sort sorts the list according to the messages' timestamps, oldest messages first. This may take a while if the mail queue is very large.
The optional -batch uses an alternative, machine-parsable output format, one line per message:
size;qid;date;user;from;[status;recipient];[status;recipient];[...]
Only the superuser can view the contents of the entire mail queue. Everyone else can only see their own messages.
The 80-column limitation forced a somewhat ugly design.
cancelmsg(1)[1], courier(8)[2].
Sam Varshavchik
| 10/28/2020 | Courier Mail Server |