Description: Connection dropped during transmission. What does this mean? Everything was processing successfully, with no errors reported from the recipient server, until an abrupt connection issue. This is almost always related to networking misconfiguration or downtime. How to fix SMTP Error 442? Check your computer’s local internet connection, after confirming no local network issues exist, […]

Description: The maximum hop count was exceeded for the message: an internal loop has occurred. What does this mean? Your mail server was unable to determine where to send the email. This can be caused by numerous redirects and different intermediate mail exchanges. How to fix SMTP Error 446? Contact your SMTP or Mail Exchange […]

Description: Can not verify user; accepting message for attempt. What does this mean? The message was received properly, and there is some positive record of the email address existing. However, it’s most likely not on the delivered mail server and being held until verification is possible. 95% of the time, this message will be delivered […]

Description: User not local; will forward to <REMOTE PATH> What does this mean? This is a good response. It means the mail server accepted your message, however the email account specified does not actually reside on that server. Thus, it is forwarding it to the correct server. An example of this would be using cPanel’s […]

cPanel has its default error pages. Having custom error pages will impact the user experience as well. Every corporate website is likely to have its custom error page setup to enhance custom user experience. Example: The visitor will land on cPanel’s default 404 error page if your visitor hits the not found URL. In this […]