Package: clearmailspool
Version: 1.0
Revision: 1
Description: Simple script to clear sendmail spool
Maintainer: Carsten Klapp <carstenklapp@users.sourceforge.net>
License: Public Domain
Type: nosource
CompileScript: echo "No compile needed"
InstallScript: <<
mkdir -p %i/sbin/
echo '#!/bin/sh' > %i/sbin/%n
echo '# %n-%v 2002-09-03' >> %i/sbin/%n
echo '#' >> %i/sbin/%n
echo '# %n is a handy little script for new admins who are' >> %i/sbin/%n
echo '# still learning how to administer sendmail.' >> %i/sbin/%n
echo '#' >> %i/sbin/%n
echo '# I have some mail sitting in /var/spool/clientmqueue that never' >> %i/sbin/%n
echo '# seems to get sent.  "mailq -Ac" claims that the queue is empty,' >> %i/sbin/%n
echo '# but looking in the directory I see a large amount of held mail.' >> %i/sbin/%n
echo '' >> %i/sbin/%n
echo 'echo "Sending mail spooled in /var/spool/clientmqueue:"' >> %i/sbin/%n
echo 'sudo /usr/sbin/sendmail -Ac -q -v' >> %i/sbin/%n
chmod ug+x %i/sbin/%n
echo 'echo "Done."' >> %i/sbin/%n
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DescDetail: <<
clearmailspool is a handy little script for new admins who are
still learning how to administer sendmail.
 
I have some mail sitting in /var/spool/clientmqueue that never
seems to get sent.  "mailq -Ac" claims that the queue is empty,
but looking in the directory I see a large amount of held mail.

This sendmail invocation will unclog your mail spool:
/usr/sbin/sendmail -Ac -q -v
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