Clearing the mail queue or automatic removing after X attempts

[Tertsi]

Why isn't there an option to clear the whole mail queue in DirectAdmin and is there a way to make an e-mailing attempt automatically cancel if it doesn't succeed after X tries?

Currently I can see very old messages there if I never clear them.

[nobaloney]

Cleaning the whole mail file should be only a last-resort option; it will likely delete good emails which haven't left the server, and may delete important emails.

Your exim.conf file should have settings for how long an email remains on the queue before it is frozen and before it's deleted.

Jeff

[Tertsi]

Okay thanks but where is this exim.conf file on CentOS 4 with DirectAdmin? I can't find it.

[nobaloney]

On CentOS4 you should find it at: /etc/exim.conf.

Jeff

[Tertsi]

Alright thank you.