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Simple Mail Transfer Protocol  

SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

 
 
 
 
 

 

The List of Reply Codes
 
    211     System status, or system help reply
 
    214     Help message
                [Information on how to use the receiver or the meaning of a particular non-standard command;
                 his reply is useful only to the human user]
 
    220     <domain> Service ready
 
    221     <domain> Service closing transmission channel
 
    250     Requested mail action okay, completed
 
    251     User not local; will forward to <forward-path>
 
    354     Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
 
    421     <domain> Service not available, closing transmission channel
                [This may be a reply to any command if the service knows it must shut down]
 
    450     Requested mail action not taken: mailbox unavailable
                [E.g., mailbox busy]
 
    451     Requested action aborted: local error in processing
 
    452     Requested action not taken: insufficient system storage
 
    500     Syntax error, command unrecognized
                [This may include errors such as command line too long]
 
    501     Syntax error in parameters or arguments
   
    502     Command not implemented
 
    503     Bad sequence of commands
 
    504     Command parameter not implemented
 
    550     Requested action not taken: mailbox unavailable
               [E.g., mailbox not found, no access]

    551     User not local; please try <forward-path>
 

    552     Requested mail action aborted: exceeded storage allocation
 
    553     Requested action not taken: mailbox name not allowed
                [E.g., mailbox syntax incorrect]

    554     Transaction failed

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