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554 5.7.1 Service unavailable; client host rejected SMTP: 554 5.7.1 Service unavailable; Client host [203.0.113.5] blocked / 554 5.7.1 <mail.example.com>: Client host rejected: Access denied
Email / SMTP · layer 2, Network
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SMTP: 550-5.7.25 The IP address sending this message does not have a PTR record setup, or the corresponding forward DNS entry does not point to the sending IP
Gmail (and others) require your sending IP to have a reverse DNS (PTR) record that resolves back to the same IP; yours has none o…
SMTP: 421 4.7.0 Our system has detected an unusual rate of unsolicited mail originating from your IP address. Mail sent from your IP address has been temporarily rate limited
The receiving server (often Gmail or Outlook) is temporarily throttling your mail because the volume or reputation of your sendin…
SMTP: 450 4.7.1 <user@example.com>: Recipient address rejected: Greylisted, see http://postgrey.schweikert.ch/help/example.com.html
The recipient server deliberately rejected the first delivery attempt from an unknown sender (greylisting) and expects a legitima…
SMTP: 452 4.2.2 The email account that you tried to reach is over quota
The recipient's mailbox has exceeded its storage quota, so the server will not accept new mail for now.
SMTP: 552 5.3.4 Message size exceeds fixed maximum message size
The message, including attachments after base64 encoding, is larger than the receiving or sending server accepts.
SMTP: 554 5.4.14 Hop count exceeded - possible mail loop
The message passed through too many mail servers (usually over 25), which almost always means two systems forward mail to each ot…
SMTP: 451 4.3.0 Error: queue file write error / 451 Requested action aborted: local error in processing
The server hit an internal problem (disk, database, content filter, DNS) while handling your message and asked you to retry later.
SMTP: 452 4.5.3 Your message has too many recipients / 452 Too many recipients received this hour
The server limits how many recipients a single message or sender may have; yours exceeded it.
SMTP: 550 5.7.1 Service unavailable; Client host [203.0.113.5] blocked using zen.spamhaus.org
The receiving server checked your IP in a DNS blocklist (Spamhaus, Barracuda, SORBS…) and refused your mail because it is listed.
SMTP: 550 5.4.1 Recipient address rejected: Access denied. AS(201806281) [DB5EUR03FT015.eop-EUR03.prod.protection.outlook.com]
Microsoft 365 / Exchange Online rejected the message because the recipient address does not exist in that tenant (Directory Based…
SMTP: 504 5.5.2 <localhost>: Helo command rejected: need fully-qualified hostname
The receiving server refused your EHLO/HELO greeting because the name you sent is not a valid fully-qualified domain name.
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cURL error 6: Could not resolve host: api.example.com
PHP cURL couldn’t resolve the hostname via DNS.
sudo: unable to resolve host <hostname>: Name or service not known
The machine’s hostname isn’t in /etc/hosts (or DNS), so sudo prints this warning — usually after changing the hostname.
ping: google.com: Temporary failure in name resolution
The Linux host can’t resolve domain names — no working DNS server is configured or reachable.
WordPress / PHPMailer: SMTP Error: Could not authenticate / SMTP connect() failed
The SMTP server rejected the login or couldn’t be reached — wrong credentials, app passwords required, wrong port/encryption, or…
550 5.7.1 Relaying denied / Message rejected as spam / Unauthenticated email not accepted
The receiving (or your outgoing) mail server refused the message — relaying isn’t allowed, the sender isn’t authenticated, or it…
550 5.7.26 This mail has been blocked because the sender is unauthenticated (SPF/DKIM/DMARC)
Gmail/Outlook rejected the message because SPF and DKIM didn’t pass for the sender’s domain (DMARC failure).
SMTP: 553 5.7.1 <noreply@example.com>: Sender address rejected: not owned by user user@example.com
The SMTP server only lets an authenticated user send as addresses they own, and the From/envelope sender does not match the login.
SMTP: 530 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first / 530 5.7.1 Authentication required
The server will not accept mail until you encrypt the connection (STARTTLS) and/or authenticate, and your client did neither.
SMTP: 534-5.7.9 Application-specific password required. Learn more at https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833
The Google account has 2-Step Verification on, so SMTP clients cannot use the normal password; they need an app password (or OAut…
550 5.1.1 The email account that you tried to reach does not exist (User unknown)
The recipient mailbox doesn’t exist on the receiving server — a typo in the address, a deleted account, or a wrong domain.
Python: smtplib.SMTPServerDisconnected: Connection unexpectedly closed
The server closed the connection before your script finished the SMTP conversation — a timeout, blocked IP, TLS mismatch or rate…
Laravel: Symfony\Component\Mailer\Exception\TransportException: Connection could not be established with host "smtp.mailtrap.io:2525": stream_socket_client(): Unable to connect
Laravel's mailer could not connect to the SMTP host configured in `.env`.
TypeError: Missing parameter name at 1 (path-to-regexp)
An Express 5 (path-to-regexp v8) route uses old wildcard syntax like '*' or '/:id?'.
connect: Network is unreachable (ENETUNREACH)
The host has no route to the destination network — no default gateway, interface down, or trying IPv6 without IPv6 connectivity.
WordPress REST API: {"code":"rest_no_route","message":"No route was found matching the URL and request method."}
The REST endpoint doesn’t exist for that URL and HTTP method — wrong namespace/route, plugin not active, or route registered too…
SMTP: 550 5.4.5 Daily user sending quota exceeded (Gmail)
The Gmail or Google Workspace account reached its 24-hour sending limit, so it stops accepting outgoing mail until the limit rese…
SMTP: [SSL: WRONG_VERSION_NUMBER] wrong version number — SMTP over SSL on a STARTTLS port
Your client tried to start TLS immediately on a port where the server speaks plain SMTP first (or the reverse), so the handshake…
Laravel: Expected response code "250" but got code "550", with message "550 5.7.1 Relaying denied"
Laravel connected and authenticated but the SMTP server rejected the message at the RCPT TO / MAIL FROM / DATA step with the code…
Too many open files (EMFILE)
The process hit its file-descriptor limit — sockets, files and pipes all count.
fork: retry: Resource temporarily unavailable (process/thread limit)
The user or container hit its maximum number of processes/threads (ulimit -u, pids cgroup), so new processes can’t be created.
IMAP: NO [ALERT] Too many simultaneous connections. (Failure)
The server limits concurrent IMAP sessions per account and your clients (phone, laptop, scripts) opened more than allowed.
SMTP: 554 5.7.1 Message content rejected / Your message looks like spam (spam score exceeded)
The receiver's content filter scored your message as spam based on its text, links, headers or sender reputation and rejected it…
SMTP: 535 5.7.139 Authentication unsuccessful, basic authentication is disabled / SmtpClientAuthentication is disabled for the Tenant
Microsoft 365 turned off password-based SMTP AUTH for your mailbox or tenant; your client must use OAuth or the setting must be r…
SMTP: 550 5.1.2 Domain not found / 554 5.4.4 Unable to resolve MX / Host or domain name not found
Mail cannot be routed because the recipient domain has no MX (or A) record, or DNS for it fails.
Postfix: status=deferred (Host or domain name not found. Name service error for name=example.com type=A: Host not found, try again)
Postfix could not resolve the destination domain through DNS — the resolver is down or unreachable, or the domain does not exist.
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