Mail Administration Guide

How to Run the Old Mail Queue

  1. Type /usr/lib/sendmail -oQ/var/spool/omqueue -q and press Return.

    The -oQ flag specifies an alternate queue directory and the -q flag says to run every job in the queue. Use the -v flag if you want to see the verbose output displayed on the screen.

  2. When the queue is finally emptied type rmdir /var/spool/omqueue and press Return.

    This removes the empty directory.