Leopard Server Mail - Postfix or Cyrus?

After reading and rereading Leopard manuals on Leopard website, I am
still confused:
Is the Mail Service in Leopard Server Postfix or Cyrus?
Have found some excellent books on Postfix setup etc, but none on Cyrus.
Any suggestions on where to get background and info on best practices.
BTW -- Our mail server on 10.4.10 running fine -- migrating soon to Leopard
by way of erase and install.
Thanks in advance

Both!
The MTA (SMTP) is Postfix. The IMAP/POP server is Cyrus.
Details here:
http://osx.topicdesk.com/content/view/129/1/

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Message was edited by: serveurbense

Hello,
Thanks for the reply.
I modified according to your advice and tried to send mail, but it does only internally. My mail.log gives me the following information:
Apr 21 10:59:30 domaine postfix/smtp[4521]: 46D302308BE: to=<[email protected]>, relay=smtp.orange.fr[193.252.22.84]:25, delay=0.27, delays=0.05/0.01/0.16/0.05, dsn=5.0.0, status=bounced (host smtp.orange.fr[193.252.22.84] said: 554 <[email protected]>: *Recipient address rejected: Missing Authentication (in reply to RCPT TO command))*
Apr 21 11:00:27 domaine postfix/qmgr[4582]: 2147323090F: removed
Apr 21 11:00:27 domaine postfix/pipe[4608]: 022FF230937: to=<[email protected]>, relay=cyrus, delay=0.28, delays=0.01/0.04/0/0.23, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered via cyrus service)
Apr 21 11:00:27 domaine postfix/smtp[4606]: 022FF230937: to=<[email protected]>, relay=smtp.orange.fr[193.252.22.86]:25, delay=0.31, delays=0.01/0.04/0.18/0.08, dsn=5.0.0, status=bounced (host smtp.orange.fr[193.252.22.86] said: 553 <[email protected]>: *Sender address rejected: Domain not found (in reply to MAIL FROM command))*
Apr 21 11:00:27 domaine postfix/smtp[4606]: 022FF230937: to=<[email protected]>, relay=smtp.orange.fr[193.252.22.86]:25, delay=0.31, delays=0.01/0.04/0.18/0.08, dsn=5.0.0, status=bounced (host smtp.orange.fr[193.252.22.86] said: 553 <[email protected]>: Sender address rejected: Domain not found (in reply to MAIL FROM command))
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I am looking for solutions to correct mistakes 553 and 554, hoping that this will allow us to send mail out.
Do you have any other suggestions?
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J'ai modifié selon vos conseils et essayé d'envoyer des mails, mais ça ne marche qu'en interne. Mon mail.log me donne les informations suivantes:
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Je cherche des solutions pour corriger les erreurs 553 et 554, espérant que cela nous permettra d'envoyer des mails à l'extérieur.
Avez-vous d'autres propositions?
Merci d'avance.

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