After changing the client certificate request to 'no' we get a little further in the negotiation but it still fails:
. . . Jul 19 09:31:37 mx32 postgrey[29869]: action=pass, reason=triplet found, client_name=mail.rosedale.ca, client_address=66.135.118.147, sender=jtho...@connectrans.com, recipient=expo...@harte-lyne.ca Jul 19 09:31:37 mx32 policyd-spf[15740]: prepend Received-SPF: Pass (mailfrom) identity=mailfrom; client-ip=66.135.118.147; helo=mail.rosedale.ca; envelope-from=jtho...@connectrans.com; receiver=<UNKNOWN> Jul 19 09:31:37 mx32 postfix-p25/smtpd[44981]: NOQUEUE: client=mail.rosedale.ca[66.135.118.147] Jul 19 09:31:37 mx32 postfix-p25/smtpd[44981]: lost connection after DATA (0 bytes) from mail.rosedale.ca[66.135.118.147] Jul 19 09:31:37 mx32 postfix-p25/smtpd[44981]: disconnect from mail.rosedale.ca[66.135.118.147] ehlo=1 mail=1 rcpt=1 data=0/1 commands=3/4 . . . The internal mail server for this organisation is MX Exchange. However, the MTA relay is a Barracuda firewall appliance: PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 25/tcp open smtp Barracuda Networks Spam Firewall smtpd Service Info: CPE: cpe:/h:barracudanetworks:spam_%26_virus_firewall_600:- They are reporting a timeout error when trying to transmit to our Postfix-3.3.1 MX. All we see is the above in our maillog. Their DSN says: . . . conversation with mx32.harte-lyne.ca[216.185.71.32]:25 timed out while sending MAIL FROM . . . We have only seen this type of problem (client disconnect with 0 data transferred) with a very few of our correspondents. As it coincides with moving from Postfix-2.11 to 3.3 we are concerned that we have introduced some sort of compatibility issue. -- *** e-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** Do NOT transmit sensitive data via e-Mail Do NOT open attachments nor follow links sent by e-Mail James B. Byrne mailto:byrn...@harte-lyne.ca Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3C3