MTA-MIB :: mtaGroupOldestMessageStored

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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mtaGroupOldestMessageStored

Module: MTA-MIB

OID (symbolic): MTA-MIB::mtaGroupOldestMessageStored

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.2.1.28.2.1.12

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: TimeInterval

Access: read-only

Description: Time since the oldest message in this group's queue was

placed in the queue.

What is mtaGroupOldestMessageStored?

How long the oldest message in this group's queue has been sitting there, one of the clearest signals an admin has that mail to a specific peer is stuck rather than just slow.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.28.2.1.12
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> MTA-MIB::mtaGroupOldestMessageStored

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.28.2.1.12.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> MTA-MIB::mtaGroupOldestMessageStored.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (6 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.2mgmtAPERTUS-NPG-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1mib_2AXON-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.2.1.28mtaMTA-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.28.2mtaGroupTableMTA-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.28.2.1mtaGroupEntryMTA-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.28.2.1.12mtaGroupOldestMessageStoredMTA-MIB