how_to:delete_outqueue_messages_directly_from_the_database

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how_to:delete_outqueue_messages_directly_from_the_database [2014/01/03 09:23] – created paulhow_to:delete_outqueue_messages_directly_from_the_database [2014/01/03 09:31] – [To delete the messages] paul
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 The three most common causes of unwanted messages in the OutQueue are: The three most common causes of unwanted messages in the OutQueue are:
  
-  open relay - you can tell this because the 'senderip' is an external IP address, and the 'authsender' is blank +  open relay - you can tell this because the 'senderip' is an external IP address, and the 'authsender' is blank 
-  'hacked' account - you can tell this because the 'senderip' is an external IP address, and the 'authsender' is not blank - in this case someone has found or guessed the 'authsender's password +  'hacked' account - you can tell this because the 'senderip' is an external IP address, and the 'authsender' is not blank - in this case someone has found or guessed the 'authsender's password 
-  virus/spambot on local PC - you can tell this because the 'senderip' is an internal IP address - check the computer with that IP address+  virus/spambot on local PC - you can tell this because the 'senderip' is an internal IP address - check the computer with that IP address
  
 ====To delete the messages==== ====To delete the messages====
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 etc. etc.
  
-After deleting the messages, you may want to shrink the disk file, otherwise there will be a lot of wasted disk space. To do this, at the psql prompt, do:+After deleting the messages, you may want to shrink the disk file, otherwise there may be a lot of wasted disk space if you have deleted an extremely large number of messages. To do this, at the psql prompt, do:
  
 ''CLUSTER VERBOSE outqueue.outmessages;\\ ''CLUSTER VERBOSE outqueue.outmessages;\\
 CLUSTER VERBOSE outqueue.outrecipients;'' CLUSTER VERBOSE outqueue.outrecipients;''
  
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