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Yandex SMTP 550 Errors: Every Bounce Response Explained

Every SMTP 550 response on record from Yandex (yandex.com), with the verbatim text, the enhanced status code, a severity rating and a plain-English fix.

The mailbox is unavailable and the message is rejected for good. This is the catch-all permanent failure, covering everything from an unknown address to an authentication failure to a reputation block, so the wording after the number is what actually tells you the reason.

Provider
Yandex
Code
550 (5xx)
Responses
2
Highest severity
Unclassified

Yandex SMTP 550 responses

Status 5.7.1-2#
smtp;550 5.7.1 No such user!

The address does not exist, or is no longer active, at this provider. Remove it from your list and check for a typo in the local part or the domain.

Yandex SMTP 550 questions

›What does an SMTP 550 error from Yandex mean?

The mailbox is unavailable and the message is rejected for good. This is the catch-all permanent failure, covering everything from an unknown address to an authentication failure to a reputation block, so the wording after the number is what actually tells you the reason. At Yandex, it is a permanent rejection, and the specific reason is in the enhanced status code and message text of each response below.

›How do I stop Yandex from returning SMTP 550?

Match your bounce text to one of the responses below and follow its guidance. Recipient-side wording means fix the address. Authentication or reputation wording (SPF, DKIM, DMARC, blocklist) means fix your sending setup, and check Yandex's postmaster documentation.

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