Status 5.2.2#
smtp;552 5.2.2 <[email protected]>: user is overquota
The recipient's mailbox is full or over its storage limit. There is nothing to fix on the sending side; delivery may succeed later once they clear space.
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Apple SMTP 552 Errors: Every Bounce Response Explained
Every SMTP 552 response on record from Apple (icloud.com, me.com, mac.com), with the verbatim text, the enhanced status code, a severity rating and a plain-English fix.
The message was rejected for exceeding a size or storage limit, either the recipient's mailbox allowance or a maximum message size set by the receiver.
- Provider
- Apple
- Code
- 552 (5xx)
- Responses
- 1
- Highest severity
- Unclassified
Apple SMTP 552 responses
Postmaster & documentation
Apple SMTP 552 questions
›What does an SMTP 552 error from Apple mean?
The message was rejected for exceeding a size or storage limit, either the recipient's mailbox allowance or a maximum message size set by the receiver. At Apple, 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 Apple from returning SMTP 552?
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 Apple's postmaster documentation.