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SMTPCTL(8)		     System Manager's Manual		      SMTPCTL(8)

NAME
     smtpctl, mailq -- control the SMTP daemon

SYNOPSIS
     smtpctl command [argument ...]
     mailq

DESCRIPTION
     The  smtpctl program controls smtpd(8).  Commands may be abbreviated to the
     minimum unambiguous prefix; for example, sh ro for show routes.

     The mailq command is provided for compatibility with other MTAs and is sim-
     ply a shortcut for show queue.

     The following commands are available:

     discover envelope-id | message-id
	     Schedule a single envelope, or all envelopes with the same  message
	     ID that were manually moved to the queue.

     encrypt [string]
	     Encrypt  the  password string to a representation suitable for user
	     credentials and print it to the standard output.  If string is  not
	     provided, cleartext passwords are read from standard input.

	     It  is advised to avoid providing the password as a parameter as it
	     will be visible from top(1) and ps(1) output.

     log brief
	     Disable verbose debug logging.

     log verbose
	     Enable verbose debug logging.

     monitor
	     Display updates of some smtpd(8) internal counters  in  one  second
	     intervals.   Each	line reports the increment of all counters since
	     the last update, except for some counters which are always absolute
	     values.  The first line reports the current value of each	counter.
	     The fields are:

	     *	 Current number of active SMTP clients (absolute value).
	     *	 New SMTP clients.
	     *	 Disconnected clients.
	     *	 Current number of envelopes in the queue (absolute value).
	     *	 Newly enqueued envelopes.
	     *	 Dequeued envelopes.
	     *	 Successful deliveries.
	     *	 Temporary failures.
	     *	 Permanent failures.
	     *	 Message loops.
	     *	 Expired envelopes.
	     *	 Envelopes removed by the administrator.
	     *	 Generated bounces.

     pause envelope envelope-id | message-id | all
	     Temporarily  suspend scheduling for the envelope with the given ID,
	     envelopes with the given message ID, or all envelopes.

     pause mda
	     Temporarily stop deliveries to local users.

     pause mta
	     Temporarily stop relaying and deliveries to remote users.

     pause smtp
	     Temporarily stop accepting incoming sessions.

     profile subsystem
	     Enables real-time profiling  of  subsystem.   Supported  subsystems
	     are:

	     *	 queue, to profile cost of queue IO
	     *	 imsg, to profile cost of event handlers

     remove envelope-id | message-id | all
	     Remove  a	single envelope, envelopes with the given message ID, or
	     all envelopes.

     resume envelope envelope-id | message-id | all
	     Resume scheduling for the envelope with  the  given  ID,  envelopes
	     with the given message ID, or all envelopes.

     resume mda
	     Resume deliveries to local users.

     resume mta
	     Resume relaying and deliveries to remote users.

     resume route route-id
	     Resume routing on disabled route route-id.

     resume smtp
	     Resume accepting incoming sessions.

     schedule envelope-id | message-id | all
	     Mark  as  ready for immediate delivery a single envelope, envelopes
	     with the given message ID, or all envelopes.

     show envelope envelope-id
	     Display envelope content for the given ID.

     show hosts
	     Display the list of known remote MX hosts.  For each  of  them,  it
	     shows  the  IP  address, the canonical hostname, a reference count,
	     the number of active connections to this host, and the elapsed time
	     since the last connection.

     show hoststats
	     Display status of last delivery for domains that have  been  active
	     in  the  last  4 hours.  It consists of the following fields, sepa-
	     rated by a "|":

	     *	 Domain.
	     *	 Unix timestamp of last delivery.
	     *	 Status of last delivery.

     show message envelope-id
	     Display message content for the given ID.

     show queue
	     Display information concerning envelopes that are currently in  the
	     queue.   Each  line of output describes a single envelope.  It con-
	     sists of the following fields, separated by a "|":

	     *	 Envelope ID.
	     *	 Address family of the client which enqueued the mail.
	     *	 Type of delivery: one of "mta", "mda" or "bounce".
	     *	 Various flags on the envelope.
	     *	 Sender address (return path).
	     *	 The original recipient address.
	     *	 The destination address.
	     *	 Time of creation.
	     *	 Time of expiration.
	     *	 Time of last delivery or relaying attempt.
	     *	 Number of delivery or relaying attempts.
	     *	 Current runstate: either "pending" or "inflight" if smtpd(8) is
		 running, or "offline" otherwise.
	     *	 Delay in seconds before the next attempt if  pending,	or  time
		 elapsed  if currently running.  This field is blank if smtpd(8)
		 is not running.
	     *	 Error string for the last failed delivery or relay attempt.

     show relays
	     Display the list of currently active relays and associated  connec-
	     tors.   For  each relay, it shows a number of counters and informa-
	     tion on its internal state on a single line.  Then comes  the  list
	     of connectors (source addresses to connect from for this relay).

     show routes
	     Display  status  of  routes currently known by smtpd(8).  Each line
	     consists of a route number, a source  address,  a	destination  ad-
	     dress, a set of flags, the number of connections on this route, the
	     current penalty level which determines the amount of time the route
	     is  disabled if an error occurs, and the delay before it gets reac-
	     tivated.  The following flags are defined:

	     D	 The route is currently disabled.
	     N	 The route is new.  No SMTP session has been established yet.
	     Q	 The route has a timeout registered to lower its  penalty  level
		 and possibly reactivate or discard it.

     show stats
	     Displays runtime statistics concerning smtpd(8).

     show status
	     Shows if MTA, MDA and SMTP systems are currently running or paused.

     spf walk
	     Recursively  look	up  SPF records for the domains read from stdin.
	     For example:

		   $ smtpctl spf walk < domains.txt

	     SPF records may contain macros which cannot be included in a static
	     list and must be resolved dynamically at connection time.	spf walk
	     cannot provide full results in these cases.

     trace subsystem
	     Enables real-time tracing of subsystem.  Supported subsystems are:

	     *	 imsg
	     *	 io
	     *	 smtp (incoming sessions)
	     *	 filters
	     *	 mta (outgoing sessions)
	     *	 bounce
	     *	 scheduler
	     *	 expand (aliases/virtual/forward expansion)
	     *	 lookup (user/credentials lookups)
	     *	 stat
	     *	 rules (matched by incoming sessions)
	     *	 mproc
	     *	 all

     unprofile subsystem
	     Disables real-time profiling of subsystem.

     untrace subsystem
	     Disables real-time tracing of subsystem.

     update table name
	     Updates the contents of table name, for  tables  using  the  "file"
	     backend.

     When  smtpd  receives a message, it generates a message-id for the message,
     and one envelope-id per recipient.  The message-id is a 32-bit random iden-
     tifier that is guaranteed to be unique on the host system.  The envelope-id
     is a 64-bit unique identifier that encodes the message-id in the  32  upper
     bits and a random envelope identifier in the 32 lower bits.

     A	command which specifies a message-id applies to all recipients of a mes-
     sage; a command which specifies an envelope-id applies to a specific recip-
     ient of a message.

FILES
     /var/run/smtpd.sock     Unix-domain  socket  used	for  communication  with
			     smtpd(8).

SEE ALSO
     smtpd(8)

HISTORY
     The smtpctl program first appeared in OpenBSD 4.6.

FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly	  March 2, 2023 		      SMTPCTL(8)

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