“554 Message not allowed” – Email Rejected by Yahoo
November 26, 2009 | 10:57 amI just had a customer contact me asking if I had any idea why his email was being rejected by the Yahoo mailservers (which also deal with all BT addresses).
The rejection message said:
554 Message not allowed – [320] (in reply to end of DATA command)
A quick Google search, and a look at the message that was rejected, told me that the time on the sending machine was wrong – it was set 1 month in the future. It seems Yahoo won’t accept mail sent from the future, so if you are getting similar rejection messages check your system clock!
I hope this helps someone.
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Hi Rob, thanks for this - it helped me out! Chris
Chris Young | December 5, 2009 | 12:39 pmHi Rob,
thanks for this – it helped me out!
Chris
Same.. Thanks. I find it pretty lame that the local
Mahdi Montgomery | January 4, 2010 | 10:21 pmSame.. Thanks. I find it pretty lame that the local computer’s time stamp is used and not the mailserver’s.. But thanks, helped me out.
Thanks friend it helped me Prasad
Ram | January 12, 2010 | 12:08 pmThanks friend it helped me
Prasad
Thank you, this helped me solve a customer's problem.
Beastacle | February 23, 2010 | 6:09 pmThank you, this helped me solve a customer’s problem.
Thanks! Fixed!
Kurt | March 22, 2010 | 7:07 pmThanks! Fixed!
Thank you! Finally someone with the correct fix for me.
Cynthia | June 2, 2010 | 10:03 amThank you! Finally someone with the correct fix for me. I can’t believe it was the clock. Now I can go to bed…
Thanks! Not sure how the date got changed. It
Jason | July 16, 2010 | 2:45 pmThanks! Not sure how the date got changed. It was one month in the future. It only caused problems with Yahoo and Bellsouth email accounts.