mailq Command

Commands Reference, Volume 3

mailq Command

Purpose

Prints the contents of the mail queue.

Syntax

/usr/sbin/mailq [ -v ]

Description

The mailq command prints a list of messages that are in the mail queue. The mailq command is the same as the sendmail -bp command.

Specify the -v flag to display message priority.

Examples

The mailq command prints two types of lists:

The mailq command lists the mail queue as shown in the following example:

     Mail Queue (1 request)
---QID---- --Size-- -----Q-Time----- ------Sender/Recipient-----
AA02508        3    Thu Dec 17 10:01            root
            (User unknown)
                                     bad_user

The mailq -v command lists the mail queue as follows:

     Mail Queue (1 request) 
---QID---- --Size-- -Priority- ---Q-Time--- --Sender/Recipient--
AA02508        3      1005     Dec 17 10:01        root
            (User unknown)
                                            bad_user

The fields have the following meanings:

`QID`	Contains the message queue ID of the message.
`Size`	Contains the number of bytes in the body of the message (heading information not included).
`Priority`	Contains the priority of the message, based primarily on the size of the message.
`Q-Time`	Contains the time the message entered the queue.
`Sender/Recipient`	Contains the user ID of the sender and the recipient of the message. A message on the line between the sender and the recipient indicates the status of the message.

Files

/usr/sbin/mailq	Contains the mailq command.
/var/spool/mqueue directory	Contains the log file and temporary files associated with the messages in the mail queue.

Related Information

The sendmail command.

Managing the Mail Queue Files and Directories in AIX Version 4.3 System Management Guide: Communications and Networks.