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Thread ID: 141775 2016-02-21 23:14:00 Precisely what does error message mean? Billy T (70) Press F1
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1416370 2016-02-21 23:14:00 I was sending an email to an American Attorney whom I've known for some years, but my email was rejected as follows:


(reason: 550 Connection refused 219.88.242.52)


What is a 550 connection, and for what reasons might it be refused?


Cheers

Billy 8-{) :confused:
Billy T (70)
1416371 2016-02-21 23:36:00 Ring your ISP. Looks like it can mean the person's email you're sending to do doesnt exist. Or their host has changed

Ring the lawyer ask him for his email
Speedy Gonzales (78)
1416372 2016-02-22 00:12:00 Thanks Speedy

I'll have to attack from another angle.

I'm trying to track down an old friend who circulates (or circulated) in the same circles. I haven't been able to contact him for a couple of years but his website is still up!

Cheers

Billy 8-{)
Billy T (70)
1416373 2016-02-22 00:40:00 Well either ring him if theres a landline or mobile. Or get him on Facebook if he's on it and you are Speedy Gonzales (78)
1416374 2016-02-22 02:34:00 5xx series errors are an smtp error code for a permanent failure that will not be retried. Presumably it was generated by your relay?
"Connection Refused" is the reason given and means that the receiving server actively rejected the connection attempt from your mail relay.
This may be because they have your sending server blacklisted, or the receiver is disabled or not a mail server any more or ...
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