>> n=`find /var/exim/spool/input -name '*-H' -print 2>/dev/null | wc -l
> what about
> n=`/usr/local/exim/bin/exim -bpc`
for the record, this is the hack i use for mrtg
#!/usr/local/bin/bash
# input = size of spool
#
/bin/expr \
`/usr/bin/du -s /var/spool/exim/input \
| /usr/bin/awk '{print $1}'` / 10
# output = number of messages in queue
#
/usr/local/sbin/exim -bpc
# pseudo-uptime
#
/bin/ps -auxww \
| /usr/bin/grep exim \
| /usr/bin/head -1 \
| /usr/bin/awk '{print $9}'
echo exim@`hostname`
#
randy