PostfixBuddy is a recreation of pfHandle.perl but written in Python.
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-l, --list List all the current mail queues
-p {active,bounce,corrupt,deferred,hold,incoming}, --purge {active,bounce,corrupt,deferred,hold,incoming}
Purge messages from specific queues.
-m DELETE_MAIL, --message DELETE_MAIL
Delete specific email based on mailq ID.
-c, --clean Purge messages from all queues.
-H, --hold Hold all mail queues.
-r, --release Release all mail queues from held state.
-f, --flush Flush mail queues
-D DELETE_BY_SEARCH, --delete DELETE_BY_SEARCH
Delete based on subject or email address
-s SHOW_MESSAGE, --show SHOW_MESSAGE
Show message from queue ID
-v, --version show program's version number and exit
Lists a counter for all mail queues.
➜ ./postfixbuddy.py -l
============== Mail Queue Summary ==============
Active Queue Count: 12
Bounce Queue Count: 0
Corrupt Queue Count: 0
Deferred Queue Count: 23
Hold Queue Count: 0
Incoming Queue Count: 198
This forces Postfix to reprocess the mail queue.
➜ ./postfixbuddy.py -f
Flushed all queues!
It is possible to purge specific queues. To purge a single queue, specify the queue name after -p.
➜ ./postfixbuddy.py -p active
Do you really want to purge the active queue? (Y/N): Y
Purged all mail from the active queue!
➜ ./postfixbuddy.py -l
============== Mail Queue Summary ==============
Active Queue Count: 0
Bounce Queue Count: 0
Corrupt Queue Count: 0
Deferred Queue Count: 23
Hold Queue Count: 0
Incoming Queue Count: 198
This option allows you to purge all mail queues. This has been separated from the purge option to avoid accidental purging of all queues.
➜ ./postfixbuddy.py -c
Do you really want to purge ALL mail queues? (Y/N): Y
Do you really want to purge ALL mail queues? (Y/N): y
postsuper: Deleted: 36 messages
Purged all mail queues!
➜ ./postfixbuddy.py -l
============== Mail Queue Summary ==============
Active Queue Count: 0
Bounce Queue Count: 0
Corrupt Queue Count: 0
Deferred Queue Count: 0
Hold Queue Count: 0
Incoming Queue Count: 0
It is possible to view specific mail based on their mailq IDs.
➜ ./postfixbuddy.py -s 6CB161202AB
*** ENVELOPE RECORDS active/6CB161202AB ***
message_size: 398 206 1 0 398
message_arrival_time: Wed Oct 24 12:20:24 2018
create_time: Wed Oct 24 12:20:24 2018
named_attribute: rewrite_context=local
sender_fullname: [email protected]
sender: root@localhost
*** MESSAGE CONTENTS active/6CB161202AB ***
Received: by localhost (Postfix, from userid 0)
id 6CB161202AB; Wed, 24 Oct 2018 12:20:24 +0100 (BST)
To:[email protected]
Subject: Test mail from web
Message-Id: <20181024112024.6CB161202AB@localhost>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 12:20:24 +0100 (BST)
From: root@localhost ([email protected])
Test mail from web via senmail
*** HEADER EXTRACTED active/6CB161202AB ***
original_recipient: [email protected]
recipient: [email protected]
*** MESSAGE FILE END active/6CB161202AB ***
This option allows you to delete a specific email in the queue if you know the mailq ID.
➜ ./postfixbuddy.py -d 77A4D1203C2
Do you really want to delete mail 77A4D1203C2? (Y/N): Y
postsuper: 77A4D1203C2: removed
postsuper: Deleted: 1 message
Deleted mail 77A4D1203C2!
It is possible to put mail queues on hold. Whilst queues are in a held state, no attempt will be made to deliver it.
Note: while mail is "on hold" it will not expire when its time in the queue exceeds the maximal_queue_lifetime or bounce_queue_lifetime setting. It becomes subject to expiration after it is released from "hold".
➜ ./postfixbuddy.py -H
All mail queues now on hold!
To release the queues from their held state, simply use the -r flag.
➜ ./postfixbuddy.py -r
Queues no longer in a held state!
It is possible to specify mail to delete using -D. Mail in all queues will be searched for and removed. This is particularly good if a spam outbreak has occured and you know of some specific keywords or an email address that are found in all mail. If subjects contain multiple words, please wrap them in inverted commas.
➜ ./postfixbuddy.py -D "Some subject to find"
Total deleted: 2