Print a count of the messages in the queue:
root@localhost# exim -bpc
Print a listing of the messages in the queue (time queued, size, message-id, sender, recipient):
root@localhost# exim -bp
Print a summary of messages in the queue (count, volume, oldest, newest, domain, and totals):
root@localhost# exim -bp | exiqsumm
Print what Exim is doing right now:
root@localhost# exiwhat
Use -f to search the queue for messages from a specific sender:
root@localhost# exiqgrep -f [luser]@domain
Use -r to search the queue for messages for a specific recipient/domain:
root@localhost# exiqgrep -r [luser]@domain
Use -o to print messages older than the specified number of seconds. For example, messages older than 1 day:
root@localhost# exiqgrep -o 86400 [...]
Use -y to print messages that are younger than the specified number of seconds. For example, messages less than an hour old:
root@localhost# exiqgrep -y 3600 [...]
Use -s to match the size of a message with a regex. For example, 700-799 bytes:
root@localhost# exiqgrep -s '^7..$' [...]
Use -z to match only frozen messages, or -x to match only unfrozen messages.
Use -c to print a count of messages matching one of the above searches:
root@localhost# exiqgrep -c ...
Print just the message-id of the entire queue:
root@localhost# exiqgrep -i
Start a queue run:
root@localhost# exim -q -v
Start a queue run for just local deliveries:
root@localhost# exim -ql -v
Remove a message from the queue:
root@localhost# exim -Mrm [message-id] [ [message-id] ... ]
Freeze a message:
root@localhost# exim -Mf [message-id] [ [message-id] ... ]
Thaw a message:
root@localhost# exim -Mt [message-id] [ [message-id] ... ]
Deliver a message, whether it's frozen or not, whether the retry time has been reached or not:
root@localhost# exim -M [message-id] [ [message-id] ... ]
Deliver a message, but only if the retry time has been reached:
root@localhost# exim -Mc [message-id] [ [message-id] ... ]
Force a message to fail and bounce as "cancelled by administrator":
root@localhost# exim -Mg [message-id] [ [message-id] ... ]
Remove all frozen messages:
root@localhost# exiqgrep -z -i | xargs exim -Mrm
Remove all messages older than five days (86400 * 5 = 432000 seconds):
root@localhost# exiqgrep -o 432000 -i | xargs exim -Mrm
Freeze all queued mail from a given sender:
root@localhost# exiqgrep -i -f luser@example.tld | xargs exim -Mf
View a message's headers:
root@localhost# exim -Mvh [message-id]
View a message's body:
root@localhost# exim -Mvb [message-id]
View a message's logs:
root@localhost# exim -Mvl [message-id]
Add a recipient to a message:
root@localhost# exim -Mar [message-id] [address] [
... ]
Edit the sender of a message:
root@localhost# exim -Mes [message-id] [address]
