RFC 7504 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2015

SMTP 521 and 556 Reply Codes

Overview

RFC 7504, “SMTP 521 and 556 Reply Codes”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 2015 by J. Klensin. It updates RFC 1846, RFC 5321. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This memo defines two Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) reply codes, 521 and 556. The 521 code was originally described in an Experimental RFC in 1995 and is in wide use, but has not previously been formally incorporated into SMTP. The 556 code was created to support the new tests and actions specified in RFC 7505. These codes are used to indicate that an Internet host does not accept incoming mail at all. This specification is not applicable when the host sometimes accepts mail but may reject particular messages, or even all messages, under specific circumstances.

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What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC updates
RFC 1846 RFC 5321
Other RFCs from 2015

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