O.k. I have successfully installed the IMAP server (all tests seem to be o.k.) and I also have access to the server from outside clients. But I did not succeed in forcing sendmail to forward all mails to the IMAP server. First of all, I've tried all example sendmail.cf (.mc) files delivered with the IMAP distribution. Then I've found a sample sendmail.cf file in this mailbox (from "Scot W. Hetzel", 23.08.2000). It looks like
******** start ********* divert(-1) # # West Bend Internet # # MAIL.WESTBEND.NET # divert(0)dnl VERSIONID(`@(#)harvey.mc $Revision: 1.4.3 $') OSTYPE(bsd4.4)dnl DOMAIN(generic)dnl define(`confBIND_OPTS',`-DNSRCH -DEFNAMES')dnl FEATURE(nouucp)dnl FEATURE(always_add_domain)dnl dnl FEATURE(relay_based_on_MX)dnl define(`confMAX_MESSAGE_SIZE',`eval(5*1024*1024)')dnl define(`confPRIVACY_FLAGS',`authwarnings, noexpn, needmailhelo, novrfy')dnl FEATURE(mailertable, `hash -o /etc/mail/mailertable')dnl FEATURE(access_db, `hash -o /etc/mail/access')dnl FEATURE(blacklist_recipients)dnl FEATURE(virtusertable, `hash -o /etc/mail/virtusertable')dnl FEATURE(genericstable, `hash -o /etc/mail/genericstable')dnl GENERICS_DOMAIN_FILE(`-o /etc/mail/sendmail.cG')dnl dnl Uncomment to activate Realtime Blackhole List (recommended!) FEATURE(rbl,`rbl.maps.vix.com',`"Mail from "$&{client_addr}" rejected; see http://mail-abuse.org/cgi-bin/lookup?"$&{client_addr}')dnl dnl Uncomment to activate ORBS (CAUTION: Will prevent wanted messages from open Relays) dnl FEATURE(rbl,`relays.orbs.org',`"Mail from open relay "$&{client_addr}" rejected; see http://www.orbs.org/verify.cgi?address="$&{client_addr')dnl dnl Uncomment to activate Dial Up Users List (prevents direct mailling of messages from known dial up IP addresses) FEATURE(rbl,`dul.maps.vix.com',`"Mail from dial-up "$&{client_addr}" rejected; see http://mail-abuse.org/dul/enduser.htm"')dnl FEATURE(local_lmtp)dnl define(`LOCAL_MAILER_FLAGS', LOCAL_MAILER_FLAGS`'P)dnl define(`confCW_FILE', `-o /etc/mail/sendmail.cw')dnl define(`confNO_RCPT_ACTION', `add-to-undisclosed')dnl define(`confMAX_MIME_HEADER_LENGTH', `256/128')dnl MAILER(local)dnl MAILER(smtp)dnl dnl This stuff actually makes Cyrus work as the local mailer dnl The flags A5@/:| are standard dnl w: look up users in passwd file - enables .forward processing. dnl S: always run deliver as the cyrus user dnl The mXz flags are there to enable LMTP support with the -l flag on deliver. define(`CYRUS_MAILER_FLAGS', `SA5@|:/wmXz')dnl define(`CYRUS_MAILER_ARGS', `deliver -l -e')dnl dnl define(`CYRUS_MAILER_FLAGS',`SA5@|:/w')dnl dnl define(`CYRUS_MAILER_ARGS',`deliver -e -m $h -- $u')dnl define(`CYRUS_MAILER_PATH',`/usr/local/cyrus/bin/deliver')dnl define(`CYRUS_MAILER_MAX',`eval(10*1024*1024)')dnl define(`CYRUS_MAILER_USER',`cyrus:cyrus')dnl define(`CYRUS_BB_MAILER_FLAGS',`S')dnl define(`CYRUS_BB_MAILER_ARGS',`deliver -e -m $u')dnl MAILER(cyrus)dnl define(`confLOCAL_MAILER',`cyrus')dnl define(`confLOCAL_MAILER',`cyrus')dnl LOCAL_RULE_0 R$=N $: $#local $: $1 R$=N < @ $=w . > $: $#local $: $1 Rbb + $+ < @ $=w . > $#cyrusbb $: $1 LOCAL_CONFIG FN /etc/mail/sendmail.cN ************ end ********** But when I send a mail to a user on the server, I get the following error message: ********* start ********** <<< 451 4.0.0 /etc/sendmail.cf: line 3: fileclass: cannot open 'ATURE(rbl,rbl.maps.vix.com,"Mail': No such file or directory 451 4.0.0 /etc/sendmail.cf: line 5: fileclass: cannot open 'ATURE(rbl,dul.maps.vix.com,"Mail': No such file or directory 451 4.0.0 /etc/sendmail.cf: line 6: fileclass: cannot open 'ATURE(local_lmtp)MAILER(local)MAILER(smtp)': No such file or directory 554 5.0.0 /etc/sendmail.cf: line 9: MAILER(cyrus): A= argument required 554 5.0.0 /etc/sendmail.cf: line 10: unknown configuration line "LOCAL_RULE_0" 554 5.0.0 /etc/sendmail.cf: line 11: missing valid ruleset for "R$=N $: $#local $: $1" 554 5.0.0 /etc/sendmail.cf: line 12: missing valid ruleset for "R$=N < @ $=w . > $: $#local $: $1" 554 5.0.0 /etc/sendmail.cf: line 13: missing valid ruleset for "Rbb + $+ < @ $=w . > $#cyrusbb $: $1" 554 5.0.0 /etc/sendmail.cf: line 15: unknown configuration line "LOCAL_CONFIG" 554 5.0.0 No local mailer defined 554 5.0.0 Service unavailable *********** end ************ I don not know, what I shell do..... Can anybody help me? Thanks in advance, G. Abwerzger -- This space intentionally left non-blank. --------------------- www.teleconsult-austria.at ---------------------- Dipl.-Ing. Günther Abwerzger TELECONSULT Hofmann-Wellenhof & Partner OEG Schwarzbauerweg 3, A-8043 Graz, Austria Tel. +43-316-873-6834, Fax +43-316-873-8888 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]