NAME

       showq - list the Postfix mail queue

SYNOPSIS

       showq [generic Postfix daemon options]

DESCRIPTION

       The  showq(8)  daemon  reports  the  Postfix  mail  queue  status.  It is the program that
       emulates the sendmail `mailq' command.

       The showq(8) daemon can also be run in stand-alone mode by the  superuser.  This  mode  of
       operation is used to emulate the `mailq' command while the Postfix mail system is down.

SECURITY

       The  showq(8)  daemon  can run in a chroot jail at fixed low privilege, and takes no input
       from the client. Its service port is accessible to local untrusted users, so  the  service
       can be susceptible to denial of service attacks.

STANDARDS

       None. The showq(8) daemon does not interact with the outside world.

DIAGNOSTICS

       Problems and transactions are logged to syslogd(8).

CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS

       Changes  to  main.cf  are  picked  up  automatically  as showq(8) processes run for only a
       limited amount of time. Use the command "postfix reload" to speed up a change.

       The text below provides only  a  parameter  summary.  See  postconf(5)  for  more  details
       including examples.

       config_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
              The default location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf configuration files.

       daemon_timeout (18000s)
              How  much  time  a Postfix daemon process may take to handle a request before it is
              terminated by a built-in watchdog timer.

       duplicate_filter_limit (1000)
              The maximal number of addresses remembered by  the  address  duplicate  filter  for
              aliases(5) or virtual(5) alias expansion, or for showq(8) queue displays.

       empty_address_recipient (MAILER-DAEMON)
              The recipient of mail addressed to the null address.

       ipc_timeout (3600s)
              The  time limit for sending or receiving information over an internal communication
              channel.

       max_idle (100s)
              The maximum amount of time that  an  idle  Postfix  daemon  process  waits  for  an
              incoming connection before terminating voluntarily.

       max_use (100)
              The  maximal  number  of  incoming  connections  that a Postfix daemon process will
              service before terminating voluntarily.

       process_id (read-only)
              The process ID of a Postfix command or daemon process.

       process_name (read-only)
              The process name of a Postfix command or daemon process.

       queue_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
              The location of the Postfix top-level queue directory.

       syslog_facility (mail)
              The syslog facility of Postfix logging.

       syslog_name (see 'postconf -d' output)
              The mail system name that is prepended to the process name in  syslog  records,  so
              that "smtpd" becomes, for example, "postfix/smtpd".

       Available in Postfix version 2.9 and later:

       enable_long_queue_ids (no)
              Enable long, non-repeating, queue IDs (queue file names).

FILES

       /var/spool/postfix, queue directories

SEE ALSO

       pickup(8), local mail pickup service
       cleanup(8), canonicalize and enqueue mail
       qmgr(8), queue manager
       postconf(5), configuration parameters
       master(8), process manager
       syslogd(8), system logging

LICENSE

       The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.

AUTHOR(S)

       Wietse Venema
       IBM T.J. Watson Research
       P.O. Box 704
       Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA

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