post...@nisny.com: > Wietse, thank you for your efforts. Telnet isn't telling me anything > new: > > Trying 17.172.34.70... > Connected to st11p00mm-mx006.me.com. > Escape character is '^]'. > 220 st11p00mm-smtpin012.mac.com -- Server ESMTP (Oracle Communications > Messaging Server 7u4-27.08(7.0.4.27.7) 64bit (built Aug 22 2013)) > > As you can see, I'm getting an immediate 220 from them which postfix > apparently is not getting. I can, of course, continue the telnet > session and send a complete email which is received by the recipient.
And so can Postfix. One SINGLE SMTP connection from Postfix is likely to proceed just as well. Wietse