if [ $QUEUE_SIZE -gt 1000 ]; then echo "PowerMTA queue size is high ($QUEUE_SIZE)" exit 1 fi
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If you manage a PowerMTA (PMTA) cluster, you probably spend most of your time watching mail logs ( /var/log/pmta ) or parsing pmta show queue . While those are essential, there is a much cleaner, faster, and automation-friendly way to check the pulse of your MTA: . if [ $QUEUE_SIZE -gt 1000 ]; then echo
# Set PowerMTA server and port POWERMTA_SERVER="your-powermta-server" POWERMTA_PORT="8080" While those are essential, there is a much
Since port 8080 outputs plain text, you can pipe it into a lightweight tool like telegraf + InfluxDB + Grafana .
Here’s a basic Bash script to check if PMTA is alive and queue isn’t exploding: