VMS Help TCPIP Services, SMTP, Managing Mail *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX) |
The management commands that can help you work with SMTP mail currently in a queue are listed in the following table. Type them at the TCPIP> prompt. Table 1 Commands for Using SMTP Command Function SHOW MAIL Displays information about mail REMOVE MAIL Deletes mail messages that are in holding state in SMTP queues SEND MAIL Releases for delivery a mail message that is in a holding state Displaying Mail Status Use the SHOW MAIL command to display information about SMTP mail, such as: o Message (entry) number of the queued mail o User name of the sender (to display information about other users, you need SYSPRV or BYPASS privileges) o File name of the queued mail o Status of a message Deleting Queued Mail The following examples show how to delete mail messages from SMTP queues, using the TCPIP REMOVE command (similar to the DCL DELETE/ENTRY command). NOTE Use this command only to release mail messages that are being held; do not use this command to delete mail messages in the processing state. Releasing Queued Mail The following example shows how to requeue an SMTP mail message that is currently holding, using the TCPIP SEND MAIL command (similar to the DCL ENTRY/RELEASE command). You are prompted to confirm you want the mail message requeued. $ TCPIP SEND MAIL /ENTRY=828 _PLUTO$DKD0:[MARLOW]970207015114580_MARLOW.TCPIP_PLUTO;1? y
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