250 Requested mail action okay, completed

The receiving server accepted the message. This is the normal success reply.

250 Requested mail action okay, completed

Success

The receiving server accepted the message. This is the normal success reply.

Usual causes

Nothing is wrong. The server took responsibility for delivering the message.

What to do

No action needed. Accepted does not mean it reached the inbox: the server can still file it as spam. Look at the recipient’s spam folder if they cannot find it.

Common questions.

What does 250 mean?

The receiving server accepted the message. This is the normal success reply.

Will retrying fix 250?

There is nothing to retry: this code means the message was accepted.

How do I fix 250?

No action needed. Accepted does not mean it reached the inbox: the server can still file it as spam. Look at the recipient’s spam folder if they cannot find it.

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