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Help File for Mailq Version 2.5 !

Well if haven't guessed what it does ....

Here !MailDir also applies to !TCPIPUser.MailDir !

Mailq generates a mailqueue listing of the TCP / IP mailqueue
found inside !MailDir. For this reason !MailDir has to be 'seen'
by the filer. Thats all you have to do. Find !MailDir and then
double click on !Mailq.

Additions for this version 2 !
It now checks for a blank line in the work file.
This blank line will really bugger up smtp when connecting to demon !

Version 2.5
Now does a news posting queue

Taking the form of id, size, queue time, sender, subject and newsgroup(s)
Checks if it is a failed message.


Mail also checks to see if a mail message has been bounced out to demon
by Mailer Daemon.

All flames to null:

All bug reports (Help!) to
  Mailq@ease.demon.co.uk

Many thanks to StrongHelp ( SWI bit's )
and to Alan Donovan <aad1001@hermes.cam.ac.uk>
For the info on how to get the date stamp

Many thanks to Rob @wong for invaluable help

(c) David Walker (mailq@ease.demon.co.uk)

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00000020  21 0a 0a 57 65 6c 6c 20  69 66 20 68 61 76 65 6e  |!..Well if haven|
00000030  27 74 20 67 75 65 73 73  65 64 20 77 68 61 74 20  |'t guessed what |
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00000050  72 65 20 21 4d 61 69 6c  44 69 72 20 61 6c 73 6f  |re !MailDir also|
00000060  20 61 70 70 6c 69 65 73  20 74 6f 20 21 54 43 50  | applies to !TCP|
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00000080  0a 0a 4d 61 69 6c 71 20  67 65 6e 65 72 61 74 65  |..Mailq generate|
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000000c0  66 6f 75 6e 64 20 69 6e  73 69 64 65 20 21 4d 61  |found inside !Ma|
000000d0  69 6c 44 69 72 2e 20 46  6f 72 20 74 68 69 73 20  |ilDir. For this |
000000e0  72 65 61 73 6f 6e 20 21  4d 61 69 6c 44 69 72 20  |reason !MailDir |
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000001e0  69 6e 67 20 74 6f 20 64  65 6d 6f 6e 20 21 0a 0a  |ing to demon !..|
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000002e0  6e 2e 0a 0a 41 6c 6c 20  66 6c 61 6d 65 73 20 74  |n...All flames t|
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