Enhanced SMTP status code · RFC 3463 · IANA
5.2.3 Message too big for the mailbox
The message exceeds this mailbox's size limit, which is lower than the server's general limit.
- Class: Permanent failure
Class 5: a permanent failure. Resending the same message will not help: something about the message, the sender or the destination must change (RFC 3463 §3.1). The registry says this code is only useful as a permanent failure.
- Subject: X.2 · Mailbox
Something about the recipient's mailbox; under the recipient's control.
- Associated basic codes (IANA registry)
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Sources: RFC 5321 · RFC 3463 · RFC 3464 · IANA · Gmail · Microsoft 365 · read on 26 September 2026