Sendmail
| Sendmail | |
|---|---|
| Original author(s) | Eric Allman |
| Developer(s) | Sendmail Consortium, Proofpoint, Inc. |
| Initial release | 1983 |
| Stable release | 8.18.1
/ January 31, 2024 |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Mail transfer agent |
| License | Sendmail License |
| Website | www |
Sendmail is a general purpose internetwork email routing facility that supports many kinds of mail-transfer and delivery methods, including the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) used for email transport over the Internet.
A descendant of the delivermail program written by Eric Allman, Sendmail is a well-known project of the free and open source software and Unix communities. It has spread both as free software and proprietary software.