[exim] Backup/Restore Messages in the Input Queue

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Author: Patrick Porteous
Date:  
To: Exim-users
Subject: [exim] Backup/Restore Messages in the Input Queue
Hello,

I am trying to troubleshoot a sending issue on my server.  I have a few
hundred messages that are stuck in the /var/spool/exim/input queue.  Can
I shutdown the exim server process and move those files to another
location and then move them back if that doesn't resolve the issue? 
Here are the exact steps I plan to follow:

 1. Shutdown Exim
 2. Move all messages in /var/spool/exim/input to a backup location
 3. Start Exim server
 4. Send a few test messages to see if my sending issue is corrected
 5. Shutdown Exim
 6. Move the messages back into the /var/spool/exim/input folder a few
    at a time
 7. Start Exim server
 8. Manually force a queue run


My goal is retain the queued messages and not force my users resend the
messages that are hung in the queue presently.  My suspicion is that I
have a malformed message in the queue that is causing the other messages
to hang up.

Thanks for the help,

-Patrick