The following table describes the procedures for administering the mail queue.
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 Task  | 
 Description  | 
 For Instructions  | 
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 Displaying the contents of the mail queue, /var/spool/mqueue  | 
 Use this procedure to see how many messages are in the queue and how fast the messages are being cleared from the queue.  | 
 How to Display the Contents of the Mail Queue, /var/spool/mqueue  | 
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 Forcing mail queue processing for the mail queue, /var/spool/mqueue  | 
 Use this procedure to process messages to a system that previously was unable to receive messages.  | 
 How to Force Mail Queue Processing in the Mail Queue, /var/spool/mqueue  | 
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 Running a subset of the mail queue, /var/spool/mqueue  | 
 Use this procedure to force a substring of an address, such as a host name, to be processed. Also, use this procedure to force a particular message out of the queue.  | |
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 Moving the mail queue, /var/spool/mqueue  | 
 Use this procedure to move the mail queue.  | |
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 Running the old mail queue, /var/spool/omqueue  | 
 Use this procedure to run an old mail queue.  |