How to Run a Subset of the Mail Queue, /var/spool/mqueue

Use this procedure, for example, to force a substring of an address, such as a host name, to be processed. Also, use this procedure to force a particular message from the queue.

1. Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.

   Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.

2. Run a subset of the mail queue at any time with -qRstring.

   # /usr/lib/sendmail -qRstring

   string

   Use a recipient's alias or a substring of user@host.domain, such as a host name.

   Alternately, you can run a subset of the mail queue with -qInnnnn.

   # /usr/lib/sendmail -qInnnnn

   nnnnn

   Use a queue ID.