Setting up a mail server IMAP + SMTP with an external DNS

Hi guys,
I'm not sure if i will be 100% clear in this message because i've got a slight pain in the head because i've been trying to get a mail server running in Tiger Server the entire evening.
So here's my problem: The server i'm administrating needs to gain a mail server. For the first time in my life i have to set one up and i'm not to happy about it. I've tried to follow everything in the manual but it isn't working at all.
This is my server situation: Domain registered by a friend points to DNS server of my ISP which creates all the Entries which all point to my server in the datacenter. On that server i need to get an IMAP + SMTP server running.
I've tried everything and I even got the IMAP part working at one time (people could send emails to a temp. account on the server) but after altering the setting so i could send email everything went wrong. No receiving or sending.
Please help me out!
Thanks in advance and please don't tell me to read the manual because i have and it isn't working.
greetings Abram

Thanks for you help!
Here you go:
Terminal:
command_directory = /usr/sbin
config_directory = /etc/postfix
content_filter = smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024
daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
debugpeerlevel = 2
enableserveroptions = yes
html_directory = no
inet_interfaces = all
mail_owner = postfix
mailboxsizelimit = 0
mailbox_transport = cyrus
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
messagesizelimit = 10485760
mydestination = $myhostname,localhost.$mydomain,localhost,sleekmac.com,193.26.1.120
mydomain = 193.26.1.120
mydomain_fallback = localhost
myhostname = 193.26.1.120
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8,193.26.1.120,localhost,sleekmac.com
mynetworks_style = host
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases
queue_directory = /private/var/spool/postfix
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix/examples
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
setgid_group = postdrop
smtpdclientrestrictions = hash:/etc/postfix/smtpdreject
smtpdpw_server_securityoptions = none
smtpdrecipientrestrictions = permitmynetworks,reject_unauthdestination,permit
smtpdsasl_authenable = no
smtpdtls_keyfile =
smtpduse_pwserver = no
unknownlocal_recipient_rejectcode = 550
another question to keep in mind: the domain that it should be linked to at this moment (test) is another domain then the final domain i wish to use.
The current domain is: sleekmac.com
This domain has another setup then the final domain
The final domain works like this:
Bought by friend ---> points to ISPs datacenter --> points to server
The current domain works like this
Bought by me ---> dns is hosted by the party where i bought the domain ---> points to server
These are my dns inputs concerning mail for the current domain:
@ - A (Host Record) - 193.26.1.120
mail - A (Host Record) - 193.26.1.120
@ - MX (Mail Exchange Record) mail.sleekmac.com.[21]
the [21] was an autoprefix by my host.
Thanks for your help so far,
Abram

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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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Avez-vous d'autres propositions?
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How do i change this primary account?! Do i "simply" enter all new information for each and every email account and change the primary outgoing server for each and every email address?!
How do i /set/ the primary server for an /individual/ account? Do i have to enter a new outgoing primary server for each and every email account/
Do i have to enter a USER NAME that is the same as my email account name each time i enter an outgoing server?
What is the purpose of the ON and OFF buttons for the "Other SMTP Server" accounts listed?
Do i keep the GMAIL outgoing server ON? or "on" only for the GMAIL account?
I am uber confused here and am hoping for some clarification...
THANKS.

Well, first, you only need one copy of each server. cwmx.com is AT&T's SMTP server, and will only work when you are on cellular data; it will not work over WiFi. So start by deleting all cwmx.com servers except the first. cwmx.com should not have a user ID or password.
When you send mail the iPhone first tries to send using the primary SMTP server. If that fails or times out, it tries the secondary servers in the order listed. cwmx.com is a last resort server; most people don't need it at all; it is only needed if your ISP does not relay mail from outside of its network.
For each mail server that you interact with the Primary SMTP server should be the one for that server. The Primary server should never be cwmx.com. So for the universaljointdesign.com account the primary server should be mail.universaljointdesign.com, and you should enter your user ID and password. The secondary should be cwmx.com, and you should turn off all of the other SMTP servers for that account. Further, if mail.universaljointdesign.com does not require that you be within the site firewall when sending you don't even need cwmx.com enabled.
For the gmail account the SMTP server should be smtp.gmail.com, and that's the only one that needs to be on. You will need to enter your full gmail address as ID and your gmail password. If you have 2 factor authentication enabled for gmail you will have to generate a single use password.

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