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diff --git a/man/man8/showq.8 b/man/man8/showq.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..624ae74 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/man8/showq.8 @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ +.TH SHOWQ 8 +.ad +.fi +.SH NAME +showq +\- +list the Postfix mail queue +.SH "SYNOPSIS" +.na +.nf +\fBshowq\fR [generic Postfix daemon options] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.ad +.fi +The \fBshowq\fR(8) daemon reports the Postfix mail queue status. +The output is meant to be formatted by the postqueue(1) command, +as it emulates the Sendmail `mailq' command. + +The \fBshowq\fR(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. +.SH "SECURITY" +.na +.nf +.ad +.fi +The \fBshowq\fR(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. +.SH "STANDARDS" +.na +.nf +.ad +.fi +None. The \fBshowq\fR(8) daemon does not interact with the +outside world. +.SH DIAGNOSTICS +.ad +.fi +Problems and transactions are logged to \fBsyslogd\fR(8) +or \fBpostlogd\fR(8). +.SH "CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS" +.na +.nf +.ad +.fi +Changes to \fBmain.cf\fR are picked up automatically as \fBshowq\fR(8) +processes run for only a limited amount of time. Use the command +"\fBpostfix reload\fR" to speed up a change. + +The text below provides only a parameter summary. See +\fBpostconf\fR(5) for more details including examples. +.IP "\fBconfig_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)\fR" +The default location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf +configuration files. +.IP "\fBdaemon_timeout (18000s)\fR" +How much time a Postfix daemon process may take to handle a +request before it is terminated by a built\-in watchdog timer. +.IP "\fBduplicate_filter_limit (1000)\fR" +The maximal number of addresses remembered by the address +duplicate filter for \fBaliases\fR(5) or \fBvirtual\fR(5) alias expansion, or +for \fBshowq\fR(8) queue displays. +.IP "\fBempty_address_recipient (MAILER\-DAEMON)\fR" +The recipient of mail addressed to the null address. +.IP "\fBipc_timeout (3600s)\fR" +The time limit for sending or receiving information over an internal +communication channel. +.IP "\fBmax_idle (100s)\fR" +The maximum amount of time that an idle Postfix daemon process waits +for an incoming connection before terminating voluntarily. +.IP "\fBmax_use (100)\fR" +The maximal number of incoming connections that a Postfix daemon +process will service before terminating voluntarily. +.IP "\fBprocess_id (read\-only)\fR" +The process ID of a Postfix command or daemon process. +.IP "\fBprocess_name (read\-only)\fR" +The process name of a Postfix command or daemon process. +.IP "\fBqueue_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)\fR" +The location of the Postfix top\-level queue directory. +.IP "\fBsyslog_facility (mail)\fR" +The syslog facility of Postfix logging. +.IP "\fBsyslog_name (see 'postconf -d' output)\fR" +A prefix that is prepended to the process name in syslog +records, so that, for example, "smtpd" becomes "prefix/smtpd". +.PP +Available in Postfix version 2.9 and later: +.IP "\fBenable_long_queue_ids (no)\fR" +Enable long, non\-repeating, queue IDs (queue file names). +.PP +Available in Postfix 3.3 and later: +.IP "\fBservice_name (read\-only)\fR" +The master.cf service name of a Postfix daemon process. +.SH "FILES" +.na +.nf +/var/spool/postfix, queue directories +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.na +.nf +pickup(8), local mail pickup service +cleanup(8), canonicalize and enqueue mail +qmgr(8), queue manager +postconf(5), configuration parameters +master(8), process manager +postlogd(8), Postfix logging +syslogd(8), system logging +.SH "LICENSE" +.na +.nf +.ad +.fi +The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software. +.SH "AUTHOR(S)" +.na +.nf +Wietse Venema +IBM T.J. Watson Research +P.O. Box 704 +Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA + +Wietse Venema +Google, Inc. +111 8th Avenue +New York, NY 10011, USA |