clean-mail-queue.sh

#!/bin/sh

#
# Delete messages from postfix queue by specified MAILFROM & MAILTO
#
# Usage: clean-mail-queue.sh [MAILFROM] MAILTO
#


PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
export PATH

mailfrom=$1
mailto=$2

if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 [MAILFROM] MAILTO"
    exit 1
fi

if [[ -n ${mailto} ]]; then
awkcmd=$(cat <<EOF
# $7=sender, $8=recipient1, $9=recipient2
BEGIN { RS = "" } { if (\$7 == "${mailfrom}" && \$8 == "${mailto}" && \$9 == "") print \$1 }
EOF
)
else
mailto=${mailfrom}
awkcmd=$(cat <<EOF
# $7=sender, $8=recipient1, $9=recipient2
BEGIN { RS = "" } { if (\$8 == "${mailto}" && \$9 == "") print \$1 }
EOF
)
fi

mailq | tail -n+2 | grep -v '^ *(' | awk "${awkcmd}" | tr -d '*!' | postsuper -d -