On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 08:47:28AM +0100, Tomas Bodzar wrote:
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> Hi all,
> 
> how can I remove "Operation timed out" messages from mail queue with
> smtpctl(8)? I have default setup for local delivery and I tested if
> it's possible to send emails to outside world as with default
> sendmail(8) configuration in OpenBSD. Now I have two messages in
> queue. I read man pages for smtpd(8), smtpctl(8) and smtpd.conf(5) and
> there is nothing about that. Is it safe to remove those files directly
> from /var/spool/smtpd/queue ?
> 

it is safe if you shutdown smtpd prior to removing the files, but if you
leave a message directory or a message file and no envelope, i'd bet some
fatal() will trigger at some point.

don't play with the queue using your shell unless you know how smtpd is
working :)

Gilles

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