> It was worth checking the obvious to exclude it. > > I suspect that one of the system libraries used by the .forward > mechanism has been impacted by your upgrade. > > If you don't need to use .forward files you might try setting > > forward_path = > > in main.cf and restart postfix. If that solves it, then there is > something wrong outside postfix. > > John
YAY, that fixed it. sendmail -bv reports delivery to dovecot. what was the exact error then and how can i avoid this in the future? just point me to the topics to read, so i dont eat more of your time helping other people with mailing problems or preparing christmas or whatever. your fast and precise help is very much appreciated! best regards georg