Enhanced SMTP status code · RFC 3463 · IANA
5.6.7 Non-ASCII addresses not permitted
The server does not accept addresses with non-ASCII characters for this sender or recipient (RFC 6531).
- 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).
- Subject: X.6 · Content
Problems with the message content (types, conversions); up to both sender and recipient.
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Sources: RFC 5321 · RFC 3463 · RFC 3464 · IANA · Gmail · Microsoft 365 · read on 26 September 2026