Hi, I just read your posts. You definetly want to change the cyrus.m4 mailer definition. If you are already compiling sendmail, then have a look at the directory cf/mailer ! Therein is a file called cyrus.m4 which you just have to change to deliver to the socket you just created. I did that and it works much much better than with deliver! If you are unsure, then just download the actual sendmail release 8.12.6 and have a look at cf/mailer/cyrusv2.m4 in it. This should work! There is no need to switch to postfix!
Here is my working cyrus.m4 file. Have a look at the Mcyrus mailer definition ! PUSHDIVERT(-1) # # Copyright (c) 1998-2001 Sendmail, Inc. and its suppliers. # All rights reserved. # # By using this file, you agree to the terms and conditions set # forth in the LICENSE file which can be found at the top level of # the sendmail distribution. # # # This code incorporates code from Carnegie Mellon University, whose # copyright notice and conditions of redistribution are as follows: # #*************************************************************************** # (C) Copyright 1995 by Carnegie Mellon University # # All Rights Reserved # # Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its # documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, # provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that # both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in # supporting documentation, and that the name of CMU not be # used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the # software without specific, written prior permission. # # CMU DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING # ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL # CMU BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR # ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, # WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, # ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS # SOFTWARE. # # Contributed to Berkeley by John Gardiner Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. # _DEFIFNOT(`CYRUS_MAILER_FLAGS', `Ah5@/:|') ifdef(`CYRUS_MAILER_PATH',, `define(`CYRUS_MAILER_PATH', /usr/local/bin/deliver)') ifdef(`CYRUS_MAILER_ARGS',, `define(`CYRUS_MAILER_ARGS', `deliver -m $h -f $f -- $u')') ifdef(`CYRUS_MAILER_USER',, `define(`CYRUS_MAILER_USER', `cyrus:smmsp')') _DEFIFNOT(`CYRUS_BB_MAILER_FLAGS', `u') ifdef(`CYRUS_BB_MAILER_ARGS',, `define(`CYRUS_BB_MAILER_ARGS', `deliver -f $f -m $u')') define(`_CYRUS_QGRP', `ifelse(defn(`CYRUS_MAILER_QGRP'),`',`', ` Q=CYRUS_MAILER_QGRP,')')dnl POPDIVERT ################################################## ### Cyrus Mailer specification ### ################################################## VERSIONID(`$Id: cyrus.m4,v 8.23 2001/11/12 23:11:34 ca Exp $ (Carnegie Mellon)') Mcyrus, P=[IPC], F=lsDFMnqA@/:|SmXz, E=\r\n, S=EnvFromL/HdrFromL, R=EnvToL/HdrToL, T=DNS/RFC822/X-Unix, A=FILE /usr/local/var/imap/socket/lmtp Mcyrusbb, P=CYRUS_MAILER_PATH, F=_MODMF_(CONCAT(`lsDFMn', CYRUS_BB_MAILER_FLAGS), `CYRUS'), S=EnvFromL/HdrFromL, R=EnvToL/HdrToL, ifdef(`CYRUS_MAILER_MAX', `M=CYRUS_MAILER_MAX, ')U=CYRUS_MAILER_USER, T=DNS/RFC822/X-Unix,_CYRUS_QGRP A=CYRUS_BB_MAILER_ARGS Su Li wrote: >Thanks, > >I am thinking of switching to postfix. I hear a few things about it too. >Maybe I have to bug you some later time. But the bottle neck right now seems >like the imap server. > >For "enable lmtpunix", I think that is a very good point. > >I tried add the following line to imapd.conf: >lmtpsocket: /var/imap/socket/lmtp > >But I still get: " cyrus 9425 9418 0 14:28 ? 00:00:00 deliver -e -m -- >loadtest641". > >There must be something else I need to change to enable lmtpunix, and not to >use /cyrus/bin/deliver. >Should I do something in sendmail config file -- in your case postfix config >file? > > > >Any one knows how to set up sendmail for lmtp socket delivery so that I >don't get lots a deliver -e -m in the system? > > >Thanks, > >Su > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Scott Russell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: September 18, 2002 2:00 PM >To: Su Li >Cc: 'Lawrence Greenfield'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: only half of the problem solved -- cyrus deliver slow > > >On Wed, Sep 18, 2002 at 01:23:08PM -0400, Su Li wrote: > > >>I tried set sendmail configuration to deliverymode=queue. and use >> >> >"sendmail > > >>-db" and "sendmail -q1s". I got the same through put. I using sendmail >>8.11.6, will that effect the through put the email delivery of cyrus imap? >> >> > > > >>I did went through the configuration of sendmail about cyrus. But I still >>get: >> >>cyrus 3645 3644 0 13:17 ? 00:00:00 deliver -e -m -- >>loadtest510 >> >>Is that the process that you was talking about, which is not good for >>performance? If yes, what should I change? >> >> > >I'm not a sendmail user, I use postfix instead. It's easier to >configure and maintain. It's well supported, has an active mailing >list, good docs, and in general it 'just works'. > >If you're spawning /usr/cyrus/bin/deliver processes as it appears in >your ps listing then yes, that's going to hurt you. > >In your cyrus.conf enable lmtpunix: socket and configure sendmail to >deliver directly to the socket, not use the deliver binary. > >If you want to switch to postfix let me know. I'll help you configure >it. For sendmail you should ask someone else on this list, or the >sendmail list, how to setup sendmail for lmtp socket delivery. > > >