---
name: "qmail-qmtpd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "qmail"
version: "1.06-6.2~deb10u1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/qmail-qmtpd"
---

# qmail-qmtpd(8)

receive mail via QMTP

## NAME

qmail-qmtpd - receive mail via QMTP

## SYNOPSIS

**qmail-qmtpd**

## DESCRIPTION

**qmail-qmtpd** receives mail messages via the Quick Mail Transfer Protocol (QMTP) and invokes **qmail-queue** to deposit them into the outgoing queue. **qmail-qmtpd** must be supplied several environment variables; see **[tcp-environ(5)](/tcp-environ/5.md)**.

**qmail-qmtpd** supports the *rcpthosts*, *morercpthosts*, **RELAYCLIENT**, *databytes*, and **DATABYTES** mechanisms described in **[qmail-smtpd(8)](/qmail-smtpd/8.md)**.

## SEE ALSO

[tcp-env(1)](/tcp-env/1.md), [tcp-environ(5)](/tcp-environ/5.md), [qmail-control(5)](/qmail-control/5.md), [qmail-queue(8)](/qmail-queue/8.md), [qmail-smtpd(8)](/qmail-smtpd/8.md)