Description: Initiates mail routing with a specific server. The Route command overrides any mail routing schedules that you create in the Connection documents in the IBM® Lotus® Domino™ Directory. Use the Route command for servers that are configured for Pull, Pull Push, Push, or Push Wait routing in the Connection document. Use the server's full hierarchical name, if applicable. If the server name is more than one word, enclose the entire name in quotes. To route to all pending destinations, use Route *.
Use the Route command to troubleshoot mail problems and to send mail to or request mail from a server immediately.
If no mail is queued for routing, Domino ignores the Route command. Use the Tell Router Show command to check for messages pending for local delivery or to check for messages held because a mail file is over quota. To check which servers have mail queued, use this command at the console:
Route Marketing\Acme -- Sends mail to the Marketing server in the Acme domain. The server console displays messages indicating when routing begins.
Route * -- Sends mail to all pending destinations.
Route [$LocalDelivery] -- Overrides the next scheduled retry time and attempts local delivery immediately.
To route mail from the Domino Administrator
You can route mail directly from the Server - Status tab in the Domino Administrator.
1. From the Domino Administrator, click the Server - Status tab.
2. If necessary, click Tools to display the tool bar, and then click Server - Route Mail.
3. Under "Route mail with server," enter the name of the server you want to route mail to, or select the name of the server from the list.
4. Click Route.
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