Enhanced SMTP status code · RFC 3463 · IANA
5.5.6 Authentication line too long
In reply to AUTH, the client sent a response longer than the server can take (RFC 4954).
- 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 can be temporary or permanent.
Also seen as:
4.5.6 - Subject: X.5 · Protocol
Failures of the delivery protocol: implementation errors or an unreliable connection.
- 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