Use the CLI commands in this topic to redirect an email that is held in the deferred queue to another downstream mail server.
To redirect an email to another downstream mail server:
hostname (config) # email-analysis reroute-message queue-id <id>
Go to CLI configuration mode.
hostname > enable hostname # configure terminal
Locate the message queue identification number you want to redirect.
hostname (config) # show email-analysis message-queue --Queue Type-- --Queue ID-- --Size-- --Arrival Time-- --Sender-- --Recipient-- --Error-- hold 4364C21mv6zMtqb1 2053 Fri Nov 30 11:26:54 root@hearst.at2.com king@king6.com hold 4364C22JqkzMtqd3 2053 Fri Nov 30 11:26:54 root@hearst.at2.com king@king6.com hold 4364C21FD7zMtqZ6 2053 Fri Nov 30 11:26:54 root@hearst.at2.com king@king6.com hold 4364C22s1MzMtqdb 2053 Fri Nov 30 11:26:54 root@hearst.at2.com king@king6.com hold 4364C20hTDzMtqYk 442856 Fri Nov 30 11:26:54 root@hearst.at2.com king@king6.com hold 4364C13rznzMtqfW 2495 Fri Nov 30 11:26:53 root@hearst.at2.com king@king6.com hold 4364C170QxzMtqWD 2437 Fri Nov 30 11:26:53 root@hearst.at2.com king@king6.com
Specify the message queue identification number you want to redirect.
hostname (config) # email-analysis reroute-message queue-id <id>
Specify the original email address of the recipient in the deferred queue you want to redirect.
hostname (config) # email-analysis reroute-message queue-id <id> receiver-email <email_address>
Specify the SMTP server of the downstream IP address that is used to redirect the email.
hostname (config) # email-analysis reroute-message queue-id <id> receiver-email <email_address> smtp-server <IP_address>
Specify the SMTP port number of the downstream port that is used to redirect the email.
hostname (config) # email-analysis reroute-message queue-id <id> receiver-email <email_address> smtp-server <IP_address> smtp-port <port_number>
Verify the status of the email queue.
hostname (config) # show email-analysis message-queue