Re: How to remove Operation timed out messages from queue with smtpctl?
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 08:47:28AM +0100, Tomas Bodzar wrote: Hi all, how can I remove Operation timed out messages from mail queue with smtpctl(8)? I have default setup for local delivery and I tested if it's possible to send emails to outside world as with default sendmail(8) configuration in OpenBSD. Now I have two messages in queue. I read man pages for smtpd(8), smtpctl(8) and smtpd.conf(5) and there is nothing about that. Is it safe to remove those files directly from /var/spool/smtpd/queue ? It would be interesting to see the exact smtpctl output, and the exact smtpd.conf that was used.
Re: How to remove Operation timed out messages from queue with smtpctl?
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 08:47:28AM +0100, Tomas Bodzar wrote: Hi all, how can I remove Operation timed out messages from mail queue with smtpctl(8)? I have default setup for local delivery and I tested if it's possible to send emails to outside world as with default sendmail(8) configuration in OpenBSD. Now I have two messages in queue. I read man pages for smtpd(8), smtpctl(8) and smtpd.conf(5) and there is nothing about that. Is it safe to remove those files directly from /var/spool/smtpd/queue ? it is safe if you shutdown smtpd prior to removing the files, but if you leave a message directory or a message file and no envelope, i'd bet some fatal() will trigger at some point. don't play with the queue using your shell unless you know how smtpd is working :) Gilles -- Gilles Chehade freelance developer/sysadmin/consultant http://www.poolp.org
How to remove Operation timed out messages from queue with smtpctl?
Hi all, how can I remove Operation timed out messages from mail queue with smtpctl(8)? I have default setup for local delivery and I tested if it's possible to send emails to outside world as with default sendmail(8) configuration in OpenBSD. Now I have two messages in queue. I read man pages for smtpd(8), smtpctl(8) and smtpd.conf(5) and there is nothing about that. Is it safe to remove those files directly from /var/spool/smtpd/queue ? -- http://www.openbsd.org/lyrics.html
