SMSG SMTP command for the general user

Purpose

As a general user or an authorized user, use the SMSG SMTP command to monitor the status of SMTP.

Format


>>-SMSG--smtp_jobname--+-HElp-----+----------------------------><
                       +-NUMQueue-+   
                       +-QUeues---+   
                       '-STats----'

Note: The minimum abbreviation for each parameter is shown in uppercase letters.

Parameters

HElp: Provides a list of valid SMTP SMSG commands.
NUMQueue: Provides the number of mail messages that are currently queued in SMTP.
QUeues: Provides a list of mail that is queued on the various SMTP mail processing queues.
STats: Provides operating statistics about the SMTP server since the SMTP server was started.

Examples

System:    READY                                                
User:      smsg smtp numqueue                                   
System:    Msg from SMTP: * Current Number of Mail Messages Queued is 50

The following example shows the output from the SMTP QUEUES command.

R: Retry
A: Active
Q: Pending - waiting for TCP/IP connection

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address
1 is the number of pieces of mail
HostName.DomainName is the symbolic name

 Msg from SMTP: * ----- Mail Queues ----- 
 Msg from SMTP: * Spool Queue: 0
 Msg from SMTP: * R: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx : 1 HostName.DomainName
 Msg from SMTP: * Undeliverable Queue: 0
 Msg from SMTP: * --- Resolver Queues ---
 Msg from SMTP: * Process Queue: 0
 Msg from SMTP: * Send Queue: 0
 Msg from SMTP: * Wait Queue: 0
 Msg from SMTP: * Retry Queue: 0
 Msg from SMTP: * Completed Queue: 0
 Msg from SMTP: * Error Queue: 0

The following example shows the output from the SMTP STATS command.

 System:    READY
  User:  smsg smtp stats
System:    +Msg from SMTP:  * Last Up Time: Wed, 28 Jul 93 16:33:32 EST
           +Msg from SMTP:  * Statistics  : 07/28
           +Msg from SMTP:  * From TCP    :     0
           +Msg from SMTP:  * From Spool  :     0
           +Msg from SMTP:  * BSMTP Logs  :     0
           +Msg from SMTP:  * Error Mail  :     0
           +Msg from SMTP:  * To Local    :     0
           +Msg from SMTP:  * To NJE      :     0
           +Msg from SMTP:  * To TCP      :     0
           +Msg from SMTP:  * Passive Opns:     0
           +Msg from SMTP:  * Active Opens:     0
           +Msg from SMTP:  * ----------------------------------------------   
           +Msg from SMTP:  * Highest num queued: 500                          
           +Msg from SMTP:  * High reached at: Wed, 28 Jul 93 20:00:00 EST     
           READY

Field descriptions:

The statistics about SMTP include:

The date that SMTP was last started.
Statistics about mail handled by SMTP over the past four days, including:
From TCP

The number of pieces of mail that arrived over TCP connections

From Spool

The number of pieces of mail that arrived from spool (local or NJE senders)

BSMTP Logs

The number of pieces of mail generated in response to requests to VERBose batch SMTP connections

Error Mail

The number of pieces of mail generated to return error mail to the sender

To Local

The number of pieces of mail delivered to local recipients

To RSCS

The number of pieces of mail delivered to recipients on the RSCS network

To TCP

The number of pieces of mail delivered to recipients on the TCP/IP network

Passive Opns

The number of TCP connections through which mail was received

Active Opens

The number of TCP connections through which mail was delivered

Highest num queued

The highest number of messages queued up in SMTP and the time and date when this occurred

High reached at

The time and date when the highest number of messages queued in SMTP occurred