---
name: "bouncemail"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "smail"
version: "3.2.0.115-7.1"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bouncemail"
---

# bouncemail(8)

bounce a mail message after one more try

## NAME

bouncemail - bounce a mail message after one more try

## SYNOPSIS

**bouncemail** \[*-v*\]*message-queue-id* ...

## DESCRIPTION

*bouncemail* Gives a message one more delivery attempt, but sets the retry time and duration to zero to ensure an immediate bounce should this last attempt fail.

## FILES

- */var/mail*

  The name of the main spool directory.

- */var/mail*

  The list of spool directories.

## SEE ALSO

[*smail*(5)](/smail/5.md), [*smailrtry*(5)](/smailrtry/5.md), [*smail*(8)](/smail/8.md),

## COPYRIGHT

*Copyright* (C) 2001 Greg A. Woods \<woods@planix.com\>

See a file *COPYING*, distributed with the source code, or type *smail -bc*, to view distribution rights and restrictions associated with this software.