So you have a lot of mails in the mail queue, from f.e spam accounts?
First check how many mails are in the queue with the command:
# exim -bpc
With me it gives an output of 168 mails, which isn't that much.
If you have a lot of spam mails, it can go over 1000 mails in the queue.
Then you can give in this command to see the sender and receiver of the mails:
# exim -bp | less
I use the "| less" command, because if you have more than 1000 mails, you can check where most are coming from.
Let's say for example there are a lot of mails in there from info@secure-paypal.com.
This is the way to empty all mails from that specific address:
# grep -lr 'info@secure-paypal.com' /var/spool/exim/input/ | sed -e 's/^.*\/\([a-zA-Z0-9-]*\)-[DH]$/\1/g' | xargs exim -Mrm
Now check the mail queue again with the command:
# exim -bpc
You should have less mails than before!
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