Utility: exim_msgdate

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 . /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 . This is the primary source of the Exim Manual. It is an xfpt document that is
 . converted into DocBook XML for subsequent conversion into printable and online
 . /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 . This is the primary source of the Exim Manual. It is an xfpt document that is
 . converted into DocBook XML for subsequent conversion into printable and online


@@ -948,6 +949,7 @@ User filters are run as part of the routing process, described below.
 .cindex "base36"
 .cindex "Darwin"
 .cindex "Cygwin"
 .cindex "base36"
 .cindex "Darwin"
 .cindex "Cygwin"

+.cindex "exim_msgdate"

 Every message handled by Exim is given a &'message id'& which is sixteen
 characters long. It is divided into three parts, separated by hyphens, for
 example &`16VDhn-0001bo-D3`&. Each part is a sequence of letters and digits,
 Every message handled by Exim is given a &'message id'& which is sixteen
 characters long. It is divided into three parts, separated by hyphens, for
 example &`16VDhn-0001bo-D3`&. Each part is a sequence of letters and digits,


@@ -994,6 +996,10 @@ received by the same process, or by another process with the same (re-used)
 pid, it is guaranteed that the time will be different. In most cases, the clock
 will already have ticked while the message was being received.
 
 pid, it is guaranteed that the time will be different. In most cases, the clock
 will already have ticked while the message was being received.
 

+The exim_msgdate utility (see section &<<SECTexim_msgdate>>&) can be
+used to display the date, and optionally the process id, of an Exim
+Message ID.
+

 
 .section "Receiving mail" "SECID13"
 .cindex "receiving mail"
 
 .section "Receiving mail" "SECID13"
 .cindex "receiving mail"


@@ -39475,6 +39481,7 @@ the next chapter. The utilities described here are:
 .irow &<<SECTtidydb>>&        &'exim_tidydb'&   "clean up a hints database"
 .irow &<<SECTfixdb>>&         &'exim_fixdb'&    "patch a hints database"
 .irow &<<SECTmailboxmaint>>&  &'exim_lock'&     "lock a mailbox file"
 .irow &<<SECTtidydb>>&        &'exim_tidydb'&   "clean up a hints database"
 .irow &<<SECTfixdb>>&         &'exim_fixdb'&    "patch a hints database"
 .irow &<<SECTmailboxmaint>>&  &'exim_lock'&     "lock a mailbox file"

+.irow &<<SECTexim_msgdate>>&  &'exim_msgdate'&  "Message Ids for humans (exim_msgdate)"

 .endtable
 
 Another utility that might be of use to sites with many MTAs is Tom Kistner's
 .endtable
 
 Another utility that might be of use to sites with many MTAs is Tom Kistner's


@@ -40198,9 +40205,16 @@ exim_lock -q /var/spool/mail/spqr \
 .endd
 Note that if a command is supplied, it must be entirely contained within the
 second argument &-- hence the quotes.
 .endd
 Note that if a command is supplied, it must be entirely contained within the
 second argument &-- hence the quotes.

-.ecindex IIDutils

 
 
 
 

+.section "Message Ids for humans (exim_msgdate)" "SECTexim_msgdate"
+.cindex "exim_msgdate"
+The &'exim_msgdate'& utility is written by Andrew Aitchison and included in the Exim distribution.
+This Perl script converts an Exim Mesage ID back into a human readable form.
+For details of &'exim_msgdate'&'s options, run &'exim_msgdate'& with the &%--help%& option.
+
+Section &<<SECTmessiden>>& (Message identification) describes Exim Mesage IDs.
+.ecindex IIDutils

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