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The mail server encountered a temporary failure. If the command is repeated without any change, it might be completed. Mail servers can use temporary failures like this to keep untrusted senders at bay.
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smtp;450 4.2.1 The user you are trying to contact is receiving mail at a rate that prevents additional messages from being delivered. Please resend your message at a later time. If the user is able to receive mail at that time, your message will be delivered. For more information, please visit https://support.google.com/mail/?p=ReceivingRate - gsmtp
This Gmail inbox is receiving mail too fast for new messages right now. Wait and retry. It usually clears on its own.
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smtp;450 User is receiving mail too quickly
This Yahoo inbox is receiving mail too quickly. Wait and retry at a lower rate to that address.
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smtp;450 4.7.3 Organization queue quota exceeded. [outlook.com]
Outlook says the recipient org's queue quota is full. Wait and retry. The domain should accept mail again once backlog clears.
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smtp;450 4.2.1 The recipient has exceeded message rate limit. Try again later.
This Yandex recipient hit a message rate limit. Wait and retry. Slow sends to that mailbox if it repeats.
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smtp;450 4.1.8 Sender address rejected: Domain not found (in reply to RCPT TO command))
Infomaniak rejected the sender domain because it does not resolve. Fix DNS for the From or Return-Path domain, then resend.
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smtp;450 4.2.1 Please try again later. (#id-5.9.4)
ImprovMX deferred this after an anti-spam check. Retry later. Review content if the same deferral keeps landing.
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smtp;450 4.2.0 <example@comcast.net> - Recipient temporarily unavailable
This Comcast recipient is temporarily unavailable. Retry with backoff. Suppress only if it never recovers.
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smtp;450 cuda_nsu 4.7.1 <email@example.com>: Recipient address rejected: Policy Rejection- Abuse. Go away.
Barracuda rejected this recipient under an abuse policy. Contact the recipient another way. Only their admin can lift the block.
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smtp;450 Requested action aborted [9] #-#, please visit https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?legacyId=TECH246726 for more details about this error message.
Email Security.cloud aborted the requested action. Retry later and review Broadcom docs for the specific abort code if it persists.
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smtp;450 4.2.0 <email@example.com>: Recipient address rejected: example.com greylisted for 60 seconds by ZEROSPAM
ZeroSpam greylisted this recipient for a short window. Most MTAs retry automatically and delivery succeeds on the next attempt.
Response catalog adapted from the MIT-licensed SMTP Field Manual by ActiveCampaign / Postmark.
