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Exim

2019-01-08T14:23:43Z

Techgirl: /* Logs */

Exim is a mail transfer agent (MTA) used on Unix-like operating systems. Exim is free software distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, and it aims to be a general and flexible mailer with extensive facilities for checking incoming e-mail.

Exim has been ported to most Unix-like systems, as well as to Microsoft Windows using the Cygwin emulation layer. Exim 4 is currently the default MTA on Debian GNU/Linux systems.

A large number of Exim installations exist, especially within Internet service providers and universities in the UK. Exim is also widely used with the GNU Mailman mailing list manager, and cPanel.

In March 2017 in a study performed by E-Soft, Inc., approximately 57% of the publicly reachable mail-servers on the Internet ran Exim.

=Logs=

The main exim log location is

/var/log/exim_mainlog

This log governs sending and receiving of email.

The main log for email account access is

/var/log/maillog

Check exim for unique email sent out

sudo cat /var/log/exim_mainlog | grep "A\=dovecot_login" | awk -F"A=dovecot_login:" {'print $2'} | cut -f1 -d' ' | sort | uniq -c | sort -n | awk {'print $1, " unique emails sent by " , $2'} | grep EMAILADDRESS

What is exim doing?

exiwhat

Count messages in queue

exim -bpc

Check messages in queue

exim -bp

Check message Headers - message has to be in queue 

exim -Mvh MESSAGE ID
Example: exim -Mvh 1ggpHd-00070u-96

Check message body - message has to be in queue 

exim -Mvb MESSAGE ID
Example: exim -Mvb 1ggpHd-00070u-96

Save a Spam / message sample - message has to be in queue

exim -Mvh MESSAGE ID > message.txt; exim -Mvb MESSAGE ID >> message.txt
Example: exim -Mvh 1ggpHd-00070u-96 > /home/user/message.txt; exim -Mvb 1ggpHd-00070u-96 >> /home/user/message.txt

Search messages for a specific sender 

exiqgrep -f [user]@domain

Search for a specific recipent 

exiqgrep -r [user]@domain

Freeze a message from queue 

exim -Mf MESSAGE ID

Remove message from queue 

exim -Mrm MESSAGE ID

Thaw message from queue

exim -Mt MESSAGE ID

Force exim queue to run

exim -q -v

Exim

2019-01-08T14:16:19Z

Techgirl: /* Logs */

Exim is a mail transfer agent (MTA) used on Unix-like operating systems. Exim is free software distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, and it aims to be a general and flexible mailer with extensive facilities for checking incoming e-mail.

Exim has been ported to most Unix-like systems, as well as to Microsoft Windows using the Cygwin emulation layer. Exim 4 is currently the default MTA on Debian GNU/Linux systems.

A large number of Exim installations exist, especially within Internet service providers and universities in the UK. Exim is also widely used with the GNU Mailman mailing list manager, and cPanel.

In March 2017 in a study performed by E-Soft, Inc., approximately 57% of the publicly reachable mail-servers on the Internet ran Exim.

=Logs=

The main exim log location is

/var/log/exim_mainlog

This log governs sending and receiving of email.

The main log for email account access is

/var/log/maillog

Check exim for unique email sent out

sudo cat /var/log/exim_mainlog | grep "A\=dovecot_login" | awk -F"A=dovecot_login:" {'print $2'} | cut -f1 -d' ' | sort | uniq -c | sort -n | awk {'print $1, " unique emails sent by " , $2'} | grep EMAILADDRESS

What is exim doing?

exiwhat

Count messages in queue

exim -bpc

Check messages in queue

exim -bp

Check message Headers - message has to be in queue 

exim -Mvh MESSAGE ID
Example: exim -Mvh 1ggpHd-00070u-96

Check message body - message has to be in queue 

exim -Mvb MESSAGE ID
Example: exim -Mvb 1ggpHd-00070u-96

Save a Spam / message sample - message has to be in queue

exim -Mvh MESSAGE ID > message.txt; exim -Mvb MESSAGE ID >> message.txt
Example: exim -Mvh 1ggpHd-00070u-96 > /home/user/message.txt; exim -Mvb 1ggpHd-00070u-96 >> /home/user/message.txt

Search messages for a specific sender >strong>

exiqgrep -f [user]@domain

Search for a specific recipent 

exiqgrep -r [user]@domain

Freeze a message from queue 

exim -Mf MESSAGE ID

Remove message from queue 

exim -Mrm MESSAGE ID

Thaw message from queue

exim -Mt MESSAGE ID

Force exim queue to run

exim -q -v

Exim

2019-01-08T14:15:59Z

Techgirl: /* Logs */

Exim is a mail transfer agent (MTA) used on Unix-like operating systems. Exim is free software distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, and it aims to be a general and flexible mailer with extensive facilities for checking incoming e-mail.

Exim has been ported to most Unix-like systems, as well as to Microsoft Windows using the Cygwin emulation layer. Exim 4 is currently the default MTA on Debian GNU/Linux systems.

A large number of Exim installations exist, especially within Internet service providers and universities in the UK. Exim is also widely used with the GNU Mailman mailing list manager, and cPanel.

In March 2017 in a study performed by E-Soft, Inc., approximately 57% of the publicly reachable mail-servers on the Internet ran Exim.

=Logs=

The main exim log location is

/var/log/exim_mainlog

This log governs sending and receiving of email.

The main log for email account access is

/var/log/maillog

Check exim for unique email sent out

sudo cat /var/log/exim_mainlog | grep "A\=dovecot_login" | awk -F"A=dovecot_login:" {'print $2'} | cut -f1 -d' ' | sort | uniq -c | sort -n | awk {'print $1, " unique emails sent by " , $2'} | grep EMAILADDRESS

What is exim doing?

exiwhat

Count messages in queue

exim -bpc

Check messages in queue

exim -bp

Check message Headers - message has to be in queue 

exim -Mvh MESSAGE ID
Example: exim -Mvh 1ggpHd-00070u-96

Check message body - message has to be in queue 

exim -Mvb MESSAGE ID
Example: exim -Mvb 1ggpHd-00070u-96

Save a Spam / message sample - message has to be in queue

exim -Mvh MESSAGE ID > message.txt; exim -Mvb MESSAGE ID >> message.txt
Example: exim -Mvh 1ggpHd-00070u-96 > /home/user/message.txt; exim -Mvb 1ggpHd-00070u-96 >> /home/user/message.txt

Search messages for a specific sender >strong>

exiqgrep -f [user]@domain

Search for a specific recipent 

exiqgrep -r [user]@domain

Freeze a message from queue 

exim -Mf mESSAGE ID

Remove message from queue 

exim -Mrm MESSAGE ID

Thaw message from queue

exim -Mt MESSAGE ID

Force exim queue to run

exim -q -v

Exim

2019-01-08T14:11:19Z

Techgirl: /* Logs */

Exim

2019-01-08T13:56:40Z

Techgirl: /* Logs */

Exim is a mail transfer agent (MTA) used on Unix-like operating systems. Exim is free software distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, and it aims to be a general and flexible mailer with extensive facilities for checking incoming e-mail.

Exim has been ported to most Unix-like systems, as well as to Microsoft Windows using the Cygwin emulation layer. Exim 4 is currently the default MTA on Debian GNU/Linux systems.

A large number of Exim installations exist, especially within Internet service providers and universities in the UK. Exim is also widely used with the GNU Mailman mailing list manager, and cPanel.

In March 2017 in a study performed by E-Soft, Inc., approximately 57% of the publicly reachable mail-servers on the Internet ran Exim.

=Logs=

The main exim log location is

/var/log/exim_mainlog

This log governs sending and receiving of email.

The main log for email account access is

/var/log/maillog

Check exim for unique email sent out

sudo cat /var/log/exim_mainlog | grep "A\=dovecot_login" | awk -F"A=dovecot_login:" {'print $2'} | cut -f1 -d' ' | sort | uniq -c | sort -n | awk {'print $1, " unique emails sent by " , $2'} | grep EMAILADDRESS

Count messages in queue

exim -bpc

Check messages in queue

exim -bp

Check message Headers - message has to be in queue 

exim -Mvh MESSAGE ID
Example: exim -Mvh 1ggpHd-00070u-96

Check message body - message has to be in queue 

exim -Mvb MESSAGE ID
Example: exim -Mvb 1ggpHd-00070u-96

Save a Spam / message sample - message has to be in queue

exim -Mvh MESSAGE ID > message.txt; exim -Mvb MESSAGE ID >> message.txt
Example: exim -Mvh 1ggpHd-00070u-96 > /home/user/message.txt; exim -Mvb 1ggpHd-00070u-96 >> /home/user/message.txt

Exim

2019-01-08T13:56:12Z

Techgirl: /* Logs */

Exim is a mail transfer agent (MTA) used on Unix-like operating systems. Exim is free software distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, and it aims to be a general and flexible mailer with extensive facilities for checking incoming e-mail.

Exim has been ported to most Unix-like systems, as well as to Microsoft Windows using the Cygwin emulation layer. Exim 4 is currently the default MTA on Debian GNU/Linux systems.

A large number of Exim installations exist, especially within Internet service providers and universities in the UK. Exim is also widely used with the GNU Mailman mailing list manager, and cPanel.

In March 2017 in a study performed by E-Soft, Inc., approximately 57% of the publicly reachable mail-servers on the Internet ran Exim.

=Logs=

The main exim log location is

/var/log/exim_mainlog

This log governs sending and receiving of email.

The main log for email account access is

/var/log/maillog

Check exim for unique email sent out

sudo cat /var/log/exim_mainlog | grep "A\=dovecot_login" | awk -F"A=dovecot_login:" {'print $2'} | cut -f1 -d' ' | sort | uniq -c | sort -n | awk {'print $1, " unique emails sent by " , $2'} | grep EMAILADDRESS

Count messages in queue

exim -bpc

Check messages in queue

exim -bp

Check message Headers - message has to be in queue 

exim -Mvh MESSAGE ID
Example: exim -Mvh 1ggpHd-00070u-96

Check message body - message has to be in queue 

exim -Mvb MESSAGE ID
Example: exim -Mvb 1ggpHd-00070u-96

Save a Spam / message sample 

exim -Mvh MESSAGE ID > message.txt; exim -Mvb MESSAGE ID >> message.txt
Example: exim -Mvh 1ggpHd-00070u-96 > /home/user/message.txt; exim -Mvb 1ggpHd-00070u-96 >> /home/user/message.txt

Exim

2019-01-08T13:54:07Z

Techgirl: /* Logs */

Exim is a mail transfer agent (MTA) used on Unix-like operating systems. Exim is free software distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, and it aims to be a general and flexible mailer with extensive facilities for checking incoming e-mail.

Exim has been ported to most Unix-like systems, as well as to Microsoft Windows using the Cygwin emulation layer. Exim 4 is currently the default MTA on Debian GNU/Linux systems.

A large number of Exim installations exist, especially within Internet service providers and universities in the UK. Exim is also widely used with the GNU Mailman mailing list manager, and cPanel.

In March 2017 in a study performed by E-Soft, Inc., approximately 57% of the publicly reachable mail-servers on the Internet ran Exim.

=Logs=

The main exim log location is

/var/log/exim_mainlog

This log governs sending and receiving of email.

The main log for email account access is

/var/log/maillog

Check exim for unique email sent out

sudo cat /var/log/exim_mainlog | grep "A\=dovecot_login" | awk -F"A=dovecot_login:" {'print $2'} | cut -f1 -d' ' | sort | uniq -c | sort -n | awk {'print $1, " unique emails sent by " , $2'} | grep EMAILADDRESS

Count messages in queue

exim -bpc

Check messages in queue

exim -bp

Check message Headers - message has to be in queue 

exim -Mvh MESSAGE ID
Example: exim -Mvh 1ggpHd-00070u-96

Check message body - message has to be in queue 

exim -Mvb MESSAGE ID
Example: exim -Mvb 1ggpHd-00070u-96

Save a Spam / message sample 

exim -Mvh MESSAGE ID > message.txt; exim -Mvb MESSAGE ID >> message.txt

Exim

2019-01-08T13:29:50Z

Techgirl: /* Logs */