Email queue won't send - No disc space left (running Centos 6.3)

Question

I hope anyone can help me out with the following issue. I'm no longer receiving emails because they are getting stuck in the email queue.

I've tried the following:

System reboot (even between the steps below)
Clearing temp files using: find /tmp -cmin +720 -exec rm {} \;
Clearing all temp files
exim -qf
exim -qff

With the last two commands, the commands couldn't finish executing.

I really hope someone can help me out. If it helps, this is a log file saying no space left on device

2013-08-09 19:57:29 1V6vjZ-00014J-9U == email@removed.com <email@removed.com> R=localuser T=local_delivery defer (28): No space left on device: failed to open tmp/1376092649.H84616P5755.web.ghservers.org (10 tries)
2013-08-09 19:57:47 1V7p0b-0004pC-W8 == email@removed.com <email@removed.com> R=localuser T=local_delivery defer (28): No space left on device: failed to open tmp/1376092667.H428517P5853.web.ghservers.org (10 tries)
2013-08-09 19:58:05 1V7dH3-0001zg-QZ == email@removed.com <email@removed.com> R=localuser T=local_delivery defer (28): No space left on device: failed to open tmp/1376092685.H780135P5879.web.ghservers.org (10 tries)
2013-08-09 19:58:24 1V7Ud3-0003Ad-54 == email@removed.com <email@removed.com> R=localuser T=local_delivery defer (28): No space left on device: failed to open tmp/1376092704.H156764P5948.web.ghservers.org (10 tries)
2013-08-09 19:58:24 1V7vQ6-0003Wi-Di Unfrozen by forced delivery
2013-08-09 19:58:25 1V7vQ6-0003Wi-Di ** email@removed.com F=<> R=lookuphost T=remote_smtp: SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<email@removed.com>: host 613.cl [74.220.202.15]: 550 No Such User Here
2013-08-09 19:58:25 1V7vQ6-0003Wi-Di Frozen (delivery error message)
2013-08-09 19:58:43 1V7lbg-0001k7-W8 == email@removed.com <email@removed.com> R=localuser T=local_delivery defer (28): No space left on device: failed to open tmp/1376092723.H857798P6030.web.ghservers.org (10 tries)
2013-08-09 19:59:02 1V7mhg-0005vo-Ir == email@removed.com <email@removed.com> R=localuser T=local_delivery defer (28): No space left on device: failed to open tmp/1376092742.H190957P6124.web.ghservers.org (10 tries)

Their is enough space on all partitions. (Friend of Peter van Dam) — Jordi Kroon, Aug 10 '13 at 18:13
Thanks. It looks like the problem is solved. The inodes were full. The cookie folder seemed to have so many files that more files couldn't be added. Thanks for the help! — Peter van Dam, Aug 14 '13 at 18:06

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 10 '13 at 12:19

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Check Exim queue by:
```
exim -bp
```
Clean, If you have many Frozen or very old mail in queue:
```
exim -q
```
Move Queue to another partition, has more disk space,

Set time limit for frozen or bounced mail:

# vi /etc/exim.conf

    timeout_frozen_after = 1d ( 1 Days )

edited Aug 10 '13 at 12:19

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