Remove all Postfix queue items
By Jamsi • Dec 20th, 2006 • Category: LinuxHandy!
postsuper -d ALL
-d queue_id
Delete one message with the named queue ID from the
named mail queue(s) (default: hold, incoming,
active and deferred).
If a queue_id of - is specified, the program reads
queue IDs from standard input. For example, to
delete all mail with exactly one recipient
user@example.com:
mailq | tail +2 | grep -v '^ *(' | awk 'BEGIN { RS
= "" }
# $7=sender, $8=recipient1, $9=recipient2
{ if ($8 == "user@example.com" && $9 == "")
print $1 }
' | tr -d '*!' | postsuper -d -
Specify "-d ALL" to remove all messages; for exam-
ple, specify "-d ALL deferred" to delete all mail
in the deferred queue. As a safety measure, the
word ALL must be specified in upper case.
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Jamsi is currently studying a full time Bachelor of Computer/Business degree and working part time as an Internet Security Consultant.
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