====== Exim4 - Message handling ======

===== Print a count of the messages in the queue =====

<code bash>
exim -bpc
</code>


===== Print a listing of the messages in the queue (time queued, size, message-id, sender, recipient) =====

<code bash>
exim -bp
</code>


===== Print a summary of messages in the queue (count, volume, oldest, newest, domain, and totals) =====

<code bash>
exim -bp | exiqsumm
</code>


===== Print what Exim is doing right now =====

<code bash>
exiwhat
</code>


===== Test how exim will route a given address =====

<code bash>
exim -bt alias@localdomain.com
</code>

returns

<code>
user@thishost.com
    <-- alias@localdomain.com
  router = localuser, transport = local_delivery
</code>
  
<code bash>
exim -bt user@thishost.com
</code>

returns

<code>
user@thishost.com
  router = localuser, transport = local_delivery
</code>


<code bash>
exim -bt user@remotehost.com
</code>

returns

<code>
  router = lookuphost, transport = remote_smtp
  host mail.remotehost.com [1.2.3.4] MX=0
</code>


===== Run a pretend SMTP transaction as if it were coming from the given IP address =====

Run a pretend SMTP transaction from the command line, as if it were coming from the given IP address.  This will display Exim's checks, ACLs, and filters as they are applied. The message will NOT actually be delivered.

<code bash>
exim -bh 192.168.11.22
</code>


===== Display all of Exim's configuration settings =====

<code bash>
exim -bP
</code>