Hi,

log shows:

enabling PIX workarounds: disable_esmtp delay_dotcrlf for mx0.esb.de

But the specific workaround 'disable_esmtp' looks like to be the reason for
downgrading to plain smtp and disallowing any STARTTLS right?

Am Mo., 26. Nov. 2018 um 10:20 Uhr schrieb Patrick Ben Koetter <p...@sys4.de>:

> * Stefan Bauer <cubew...@googlemail.com>:
> > Dear Users,
> >
> > we trying to deliver mail to remote party with enforced encrcyption.
> >
> > 63FFB80805: TLS is required, but was not offered by host mx0.esb.de
> > [194.77.230.138]
> >
> > But looks like, remote device is announcing TLS and can handle it:
> >
> > # telnet mx0.esb.de 25
> > Trying 194.77.230.138...
> > Connected to mx0.esb.de.
> > Escape character is '^]'.
> > 220 ****************
> > ehlo test
> > 250-mx0.esb.de
> > 250-8BITMIME
> > 250-SIZE 52428800
> > 250 STARTTLS
> > starttls
> > 220 Go ahead with TLS
> >
> > But the minus "-" is missing in STARTTLS correct?
>
> Look into your log and you will very likely find something that says:
>
>     Cisco PIX enabled?
>
>
> > Is there a known workaround available?
> >
> > Maybe some rewrite-voodoo?
>
> Something – quite likely a Cisco ASA/PIX – manipulates the SMTP server
> banner
> and the STARTTLS capability announcement. This is what it should look like:
>
> 220 mail.sys4.de ESMTP Submission
> EHLO foo.sys4.de
> 250-mail.sys4.de
> 250-PIPELINING
> 250-SIZE 40960000
> 250-ETRN
> 250-STARTTLS
> 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
> 250-8BITMIME
> 250-DSN
> 250 SMTPUTF8
> QUIT
>
> The $something removes the "ESMTP" in den server banner. Without the string
> "ESMTP" the mail client (read: Your Postfix smtp client) cannot know the
> remote server supports any of the Enhanced SMTP features, which includes
> STARTTLS. It *must* assume the server speak rudimentary SMTP only.
>
> Thus it uses rudimentary SMTP only, which excludes STARTTLS. And that's
> why it
> fails in the first. The missing minus "-" just adds to the dilemma.
>
> p@rick
>
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