{"id":5745,"date":"2022-01-24T07:56:23","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T13:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/?p=5745"},"modified":"2022-08-23T09:31:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T14:31:26","slug":"smtp-error-451","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/smtp-error-451\/","title":{"rendered":"SMTP Error 451"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #212121;color:#212121\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #212121;color:#212121\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/smtp-error-451\/#what_does_this_mean\" >What does this mean?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/smtp-error-451\/#how_to_fix_smtp_error_451\" >How to fix SMTP Error 451?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/smtp-error-451\/#smtp_error_451_examples\" >SMTP Error 451 Examples<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong>: Requested action aborted: error in processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_does_this_mean\"><\/span>What does this mean?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When attempting to process the message, the receiving mailserver&#8217;s rules prevented it from processing it for delivery. Rules such as SPF verification can create this error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_fix_smtp_error_451\"><\/span>How to fix SMTP Error 451?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the exact message given, it&#8217;s most likely related to the recipient server&#8217;s rules. For example, SPF verification requires a&nbsp;DNS&nbsp;lookup for the domain the email is being sent from. If the&nbsp;DNS&nbsp;server for that domain does not work or fails, the mail server can not process the rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check and make sure that whatever email address you are sending from (eg. sender@domain.com), the domain&#8217;s name server is working properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"smtp_error_451_examples\"><\/span>SMTP Error 451 Examples<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>SMTP error 451 Unable to complete command, DNS not available or timed out<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>451 Domain of sender address does not resolve<\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Description: Requested action aborted: error in processing. What does this mean? When attempting to process the message, the receiving mailserver&#8217;s rules prevented it from processing it for delivery. Rules such as SPF verification can create this error. 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