Knowledge base
deletecriticalCommandDeletes recipients from the queue by selection; it does not run without –queue or –jobId.disable sourcecriticalCommandThere is an option to bring it back automatically after an interval — without it the address stays disabled forever.pause queuecriticalCommandStops delivery for the selected queues; the messages stay in place.reloadcriticalCommandRereads the configuration file and enables the new settings; if the file has an error, the command fails and the node keeps running on the previous ones.resume queuecriticalCommandResumes delivery of paused queues.set queuecriticalCommandSwitches queues to backoff or normal mode; stars change many queues at once.show queuescriticalCommandShows the selected queues and, unless told otherwise, the last fifty deliveries, bounces and delays; selection is by connection, mode and pause state.show settingscriticalCommandPrints the settings for a “receiving server and sending address” pair after all blocks have been merged.show statuscriticalCommandPrints the node’s state as a whole: traffic, connections, queue, spool, license.test configcriticalCommandParses the configuration without applying anything.check spfCommandReturns the same verdict as the recipient — based on the address, the greeting name and the return address.clear dnscacheCommandRemoves all records of a domain from the engine’s DNS cache; with a star, the whole cache.digestCommandComputes the hash of a given string with the chosen method.enable sourceCommandReturns an address early — and this is the only way if no timer was set when it was disabled.listCommandLists recipients in queues by selection; with –pause it interrupts a recipient’s delivery to show it.pause jobCommandStops delivery of one job’s messages.resolveCommandQueries a domain’s MX records and addresses and with –connect connects to the first available mail host.scheduleCommandImmediately schedules delivery attempts for queues without waiting for the retry interval; with an option it also releases deferred recipients.show disabled sourcesCommandThe only window into the disabling mechanism: shows both manual disablings and those made by mailbox provider rules.show domainsCommandPrints recipient domains, summing up all sending addresses for each.show licenseCommandPrints the license details: product, version, platform, licensee, serial number, issue and expiry dates.show vmta-settingsCommandPrints the settings of one sending address: name, limits, outbound addresses and signing keys.show vmtasCommandPrints the sending addresses: how many recipients, kilobytes and connections each has.traceCommandOpens a connection to a domain and tries to deliver one message from the queue, writing the SMTP conversation to the log.clear secretscacheCommandClears the secrets cache; on the next access they are requested from the store again.pmtad –debugCommandStarts the engine in the foreground, printing messages to the screen instead of a file.pmtastatsCommandComputes throughput and traffic statistics from accounting files — for the node, sending addresses, jobs and domains.reset countersCommandResets the statistics counters shown by show status.resume jobCommandResumes delivery of the job’s messages.rotate acctCommandImmediately rotates all accounting files or one named file; the midnight rotation remains.rotate logCommandCloses the current log and starts a new one; the previous one stays in place.set priorityCommandChanges the priority of the selected messages and thereby their delivery order.show jobsCommandPrints the jobs known to the node and their state.show precacheCommandPrints the domains whose records the node refreshes regardless of the queue contents.show registrationCommandPrints whether the node is registered in the vendor’s console.show versionCommandPrints the version, the build date and the revision.acctfindCommandSearches accounting files for records by fields and prints the selected fields in one of seven formats.show topdomainsCommandPrints recipient domains in descending order of load.show topqueuesCommandPrints queues sorted by load.check mfromdeprecatedCommandChecked the return address by the Sender-ID standard; became obsolete along with it — the manual refers to the SPF check.deregisterCommandEnds the relationship with the vendor’s console.registerCommandEstablishes a relationship between the node and the vendor’s management console.reset statusCommandAn alias of the counter reset command.