exiqgrep
Exim mail queue search utility
TLDR
Match sender address (case-insensitive)
$ exiqgrep -f '<[email@example.com]>'
Match sender and display message IDs only$ exiqgrep -i -f '<[email@example.com]>'
Match recipient address$ exiqgrep -r '[email@example.com]'
Remove all messages matching sender$ exiqgrep -i -f '<[email@example.com]>' | xargs exim -Mrm
Test for bounced messages$ exiqgrep -f '^<>$'
Display count of bounced messages$ exiqgrep -c -f '^<>$'
SYNOPSIS
exiqgrep [options] [pattern]
DESCRIPTION
exiqgrep is a Perl script for searching the Exim mail queue. It filters queue output by sender, recipient, age, frozen state, and other criteria. At least one selection option or -c must be given.Commonly used with exim -Mrm to remove matching messages from the queue.
PARAMETERS
-f pattern
Match sender address-r pattern
Match recipient address-i
Display message IDs only-c
Display count only-o seconds
Match messages older than-y seconds
Match messages younger than-z
Match frozen messages only-x
Match non-frozen messages only-b
Brief format output-R
Reverse output order
INSTALL
sudo apt install exim4-base
sudo apk add exim-scripts
CAVEATS
Exim mail server specific. Patterns use Perl regular expressions. Requires appropriate permissions to access mail queue.
SEE ALSO
exim(8)
