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On the guess that you are using Sendmail as the MTA...<br />
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Messages that are en-queue are composed of two files. One starts with qf and contains the envelope data for the message (Sender, recipients, etc). The other starts with df and contains the body of the message. The common link for the two parts of a message is the queue ID, that string that follows the qf/df. Both of these files are ordinary text files and can be read with more, cat, or any text editor. You'll have to do the interpolation of data in the qf and df files relating to sender, recipient, and content.<br />
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FYI: It isn't uncommon to find partial messages (only a qf or a df file or other remnants) in /var/spool/mqueue. Those represent failed mail transactions and anything older than the queue interval (normally 4 days) can be safely deleted.
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On the guess that you are using Sendmail as the MTA...

Messages that are en-queue are composed of two files. One starts with qf and contains the envelope data for the message (Sender, recipients, etc). The other starts with df and contains the body of the message. The common link for the two parts of a message is the queue ID, that string that follows the qf/df. Both of these files are ordinary text files and can be read with more, cat, or any text editor. You'll have to do the interpolation of data in the qf and df files relating to sender, recipient, and content.

FYI: It isn't uncommon to find partial messages (only a qf or a df file or other remnants) in /var/spool/mqueue. Those represent failed mail transactions and anything older than the queue interval (normally 4 days) can be safely deleted.

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Hi.. <br />
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Im using qmail.. is it the same way to do it?<br />
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Thanks
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Hi..

Im using qmail.. is it the same way to do it?

Thanks

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I found out.. The mails are in /var/qmail/queue/mess/<br />
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I found out.. The mails are in /var/qmail/queue/mess/



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I have 20 mails in queue.. they have been there like forever..<br />
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I have a standard plesk qmail installation.<br />
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I would like to read the mails that are in queue an then remove/flush them.<br />
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Thanks..
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I have 20 mails in queue.. they have been there like forever..

I have a standard plesk qmail installation.

I would like to read the mails that are in queue an then remove/flush them.

Thanks..

Read mail in queue?

Within Internet message handling services (MHS), a message transfer agent or mail transfer agent (MTA) or mail relay is software that transfers electronic mail messages from one computer to another using a client–server application architecture. A MTA implements both the client (sending) and server (receiving) portions of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). The terms mail server, mail exchanger, and MX host may also refer to a computer performing the MTA function. The Domain Name System (DNS) associates a mail server to a domain with mail exchanger (MX) resource records containing the domain name of a host providing MTA services.