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@@ -9,17 +9,23 @@ postqueue -p | awk '/^[A-F0-9]/ {id=$1} /from=<[^>]+>/ && $0 !~ /from=<>/ {print
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!!! example "Example Output"
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### Investigating Individual Emails
You can run the following command to read detailed information on any specific queued SMTP message:
You can run the following command to list all queued messages: `postqueue -p`. You can then run `postcat -vq <message-ID>` to read detailed information on any specific queued SMTP message:
```sh
postqueue -p
postcat -vq 4dgHry5LZnzH6x08 # (1)
```
1. Example message ID gathered from the previous `postqueue -p` command.
1. Example message ID gathered from the previous `postqueue -p` command.
### Attempt to Gracefully Reload Postfix
You may want to try to unstick things by gracefully "reloading" the postfix service via `postfix reload`. This will ensure that we don't drop / disconnect / lose all of the active outgoing SMTP sessions in the queue. It may not help resolve issues, but it's worth noting down:
### Reattempt Delivery
You can attempt redelivery via running `postqueue -f` to try to free up the queue. Postfix will immediately re-attempt delivery of all queued messages instead of waiting for their scheduled retry time. It does not override remote rejections or fix underlying delivery errors; it only accelerates the next delivery attempt.