smtpd

simple mail transfer protocol daemon

Syntax:

smtpd

Options:

The smtpd daemon takes all of the sendmail options except bi and bp.

Description:

The smtpd daemon is responsible for listening on a host's SMTP port and dealing with the mail it receives as defined in the sendmail.cf configuration file.

Note that smtpd is identical to the command:

sendmail -bd

See also:

sendmail, /etc/sendmail.cf file

Sendmail by Bryan Costales, O'Reilly & Associates (ISBN 1-56592-056-2)