---
name: "mailstats"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "sendmail-bin"
version: "8.18.1-6+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mailstats"
---

# mailstats(8)

display mail statistics

## NAME

mailstats - display mail statistics

## SYNOPSIS

**mailstats** \[**-c**\] \[**-o**\] \[**-p**\] \[**-P**\] \[**-C** *cffile*\] \[**-f** *stfile*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **mailstats** utility displays the current mail statistics.

First, the time at which statistics started being kept is displayed, in the format specified by [ctime(3)](/ctime/3.md). Then, the statistics for each mailer are displayed on a single line, each with the following white space separated fields:

- **M**

  The mailer number.

- **msgsfr**

  Number of messages from the mailer.

- **bytes\_from**

  Kbytes from the mailer.

- **msgsto**

  Number of messages to the mailer.

- **bytes\_to**

  Kbytes to the mailer.

- **msgsrej**

  Number of messages rejected.

- **msgsdis**

  Number of messages discarded.

- **msgsqur**

  Number of messages quarantined.

- **Mailer**

  The name of the mailer.

After this display, a line totaling the values for all of the mailers is displayed (preceded with a \`\`T''), separated from the previous information by a line containing only equals (\`\`='') characters. Another line preceded with a \`\`C'' lists the number of TCP connections.

The options are as follows:

- **-C**

  Read the specified file instead of the default **sendmail** configuration file.

- **-c**

  Try to use submit.cf instead of the default **sendmail** configuration file.

- **-f**

  Read the specified statistics file instead of the statistics file specified in the **sendmail** configuration file.

- **-P**

  Output information in program-readable mode without clearing statistics.

- **-p**

  Output information in program-readable mode and clear statistics.

- **-o**

  Don't display the name of the mailer in the output.

The **mailstats** utility exits 0 on success, and \>0 if an error occurs.

## FILES

- /etc/mail/sendmail.cf

  The default **sendmail** configuration file.

- /etc/mail/statistics

  The default **sendmail** statistics file.

## SEE ALSO

[mailq(1)](/mailq/1.md), [sendmail(8)](/sendmail/8.md)