Managing Linux® Systems with Webmin™ System Administration and Module Development
by Jamie Cameron
38.10. Viewing the Mail Queue
When Qmail receives a message, it is placed into the mail queue. If it can be send to its destination immediately, then it will be removed from the queue almost at once. If some temporary error occurs when sending, however, then it will remain queued for later processing. The Qmail server process makes periodic checks of messages in the queue, retrying each one at longer and longer intervals until it eventually gives up.
Most messages that are in the queue for a long time are there because the destination mail server is down or unreachable. Another common cause is a temporary error reported by the remote MTA, such as a lack of disk space. Webmin allows you to view messages in the queue and even delete them by following ...
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