Posted by Joe Colagreco
Return to Sender Undeliverable

 

Chances are that sooner of later you're going to get a message with that heading in your Inbox telling you that a message you sent failed to reach its destination. At first glance the contents of the error message may look like nonsense, but you can look for these clues to give you insight into what went wrong:

Unknown host (or Host unknown): This is probably the most common error message that you'll receive. It means that the mail delivery system can't find the address that you gave it. Double-check the e-mail message that you sent and make sure that you didn't mistyped the address.

Network Unreachable, Connection Timed Out, or Bad File Number: A message like this usually signals that the recipient's server is down (or experiencing some other kind of problem). The only thing you can do is to wait and try again later. This kind of problem is usually temporary, but you may have to wait anywhere from a few minutes to a couple of days before the message is delivered successfully.

 

 

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