Changing timestamps while qmail is running is "fairly" safe. The only
file you should need to change is the one under /var/qmail/queue/info.
None of the others need to be changed.
I have a small script that does this for me based on the message number
from qmail-qread output.
======= begin script
#! /sbin/sh
dir=`expr $1 % 23`
echo aging $dir/$1
touch -t 197001010000 $dir/$1
======= end script
If you have modified the number of hash directories in qmail you will need
to modify the "dir=" line. (qmail defaults to 23.) You will also need to
use the correct path for sh in the first line. This script runs on a DEC
Alpha box running DEC Unix.
I store the script in /var/qmail/queue/info and run it from there.
On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, Ray Marshall wrote:
> For the curious, I got an answer from Petr Novotny, to my question about
> removing queued messages. First he said there is no such command. Then,
> the rest of his message showed me how.
>
> 1. I used qmail-qread to find out what's in the queue, and made note
> of the message ID #s.
> 2. touch -t 010100001970 -c `find /var/qmail/queue -name "<message ID #>" -print`
> 3. killall -ALRM qmail-send
>
> All messages bounced back to me, as undeliverable.
>
> I should point out that Petr made it VERY clear that I should stop
> qmail-send first. But one needs a little risk in their life, so I
> decided to attempt the above without stopping it. Besides, I was just
> changing timestamps, not the files themselves. Maybe someone who knows
> the internals of qmail-send can tell us if there was any real risk in
> not stopping it before changing the timestamps.
>
> On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, Petr's answer to the above:
>
> > This time, you weren't. By messing, I meant renaming, unlinking
> > etc. touch is safe. On the other side, you're never too careful :-)
>
> Again, Thanks Petr / Ray
> ------------------------------------+------------------------------------
> Ray Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Unconditional Forgiveness & Love --
> Chapel Hill NC or Sutton Mills NH | The corner stones of coexistence.
> Work: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
---------------------------------
Timothy L. Mayo mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Senior Systems Administrator
localconnect(sm)
http://www.localconnect.net/
The National Business Network Inc. http://www.nb.net/
One Monroeville Center, Suite 850
Monroeville, PA 15146
(412) 810-8888 Phone
(412) 810-8886 Fax
