---
name: "mail.lmtp"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "opensmtpd"
version: "7.9.0p0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux", "openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mail.lmtp"
---

# mail.lmtp(8)

deliver mail through LMTP

## NAME

**mail.lmtp** – deliver mail through LMTP

## SYNOPSIS

**mail.lmtp** \[**-d** *destination*\] \[**-f** *from*\] \[**-l** *lhlo*\] *user* *...*

## DESCRIPTION

**mail.lmtp** reads the standard input up to an end-of-file and delivers it to an LMTP server for each *user*'s address. The *user* must be a valid user name or email address.

The options are as follows:

- **-d** *destination*

  Specify the destination LMTP address.

- **-f** *from*

  Specify the sender's name or email address.

- **-l** *lhlo*

  Specify the LHLO argument used in the LMTP session. By default, **mail.lmtp** will default to "localhost".

## EXIT STATUS

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

## SEE ALSO

[mail(1)](/mail/1.md), [smtpd(8)](/smtpd/8.md)