monitoring of msg count in spool

[fresh]

Hi!
I havw smtp server and want to know how many messages are in spool
How can i get this info?

Or how can a get layout of some cmd as value in zabbix?

[Calimero]

Zabbix agent can execute arbitrary commands and collect their output.
For example, put this in your agent configuration file:

UserParameter=num_files[*],ls -A $1 | wc -l

Then, on your Zabbix server, create a new item, with:
key = num_files[/var/spool/mail]
Type = numeric

You could of course write a script which would output how many files you have in spool:

UserParameter=spool_size,/usr/local/zabbix/bin/checks/spool_size.sh

You can achieve similar functionality with SNMPD if you don't want/cannot use Zabbix agent.

[fresh]

Zabbix agent can execute arbitrary commands and collect their output.
For example, put this in your agent configuration file:

UserParameter=num_files[*],ls -A $1 | wc -l

Then, on your Zabbix server, create a new item, with:
key = num_files[/var/spool/mail]
Type = numeric

You could of course write a script which would output how many files you have in spool:

UserParameter=spool_size,/usr/local/zabbix/bin/checks/spool_size.sh

You can achieve similar functionality with SNMPD if you don't want/cannot use Zabbix agent.

I`ll try to use `exim -bpc`. It will bee just fine... i hope. 10x