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copy all mails

Make a file called exim.filter in the /etc/exim directory with the following line:
unseen deliver <email adress of the admin>

and in the main part of the exim.conf
system_filter = /etc/exim/exim.filter
system_filter_user = exim

THE file /etc/exim/exim.filter has to be owned by exim.
ALL email that comes in and out comes with a copy to the admin.

To print a list of the messages in the queue, enter:

exim -bp

To remove a message from the queue, enter:

exim -Mrm {message-id}

To remove all messages from the queue, enter:

exim -bp | awk '/^ *[0-9]+[mhd]/{print "exim -Mrm " $3}' | bash

Remove frozen mails

exim -bp|grep frozen|awk '{print $3}' |xargs exim -Mrm

Stolen with pride from http://forum.likg.org.ua/server-side-actions/basical-exim-mta-commands-t23.html

Flush exim queue

exim -qff

Flush mail queue in a verbose mode.

sudo exim -d -qff -v 2>&1 | less -ISRM

Force delivery of one message

exim -M email-id

Force another queue run

exim -qf

Force another queue run and attempt to flush the frozen message

exim -qff

View the log for the message

exim -Mvl messageID

View the body of the message

exim -Mvb messageID

View the header of the message

exim -Mvh messageID 

Remove message without sending any error message

exim -Mrm messageID

Giveup and fail message to bounce the message to the Sender

exim -Mg messageID

How many mails on the Queue

exim -bpr | grep "<" | wc -l

How many Frozen mails on the queue

exim -bpr | grep frozen | wc -l

Deleteing Frozen Messages

exim -bpr | grep frozen | awk {'print $3'} | xargs exim -Mrm

Find out, how many mails are there in the mail queue

exim -bpc

Check the mails in the queue <== exiqgrep -- works faster

exim -bp

Trace message delivery

exim -bt email

Summary of the email queue

exim -bp| exiqsumm

Retry rule for domain.

exim -brt halfface.se

Exim stats

eximstats /var/log/exim/main.log

exiwhat

What are exim services doing.

remove mails from regex

exiqgrep -i -r reciever@somewhere.com | xargs exim -Mrm

count mails in queu

exim -bpc

View message header

exim -Mvh <message-id>

View message body

exim -Mvb <message-id>

View message logs

exim -Mvl <message-id>

troubleshoot send mail verbose

Troubleshooting sending email.

$ exim -v andreas.bjorklund@ipsoft.com
From: andreas.bjorklund@ipsoft.com
Subject: 2019-08-22 15:29:20 Andreas Bjorklund
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