[Exim] Inetd vs Daemon ?

Hi, after looking in my inetd.conf file that contains this line (smtp

stream  tcp     nowait  mail    /usr/sbin/exim exim -bs) it appears I have
exim running with Inetd instead of the  daemon.

If what I understood is correct, having exim running as a daemon is better,
because it allows some control that inetd don't allow.
So to start the damon, I must do: /etc/init.d/exim start is this correct ?
But before doing this, how do I shut down exim inetd ?

Thanks,
Benj