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Transient (4xx)

421 4.3.2

Service not available, closing transmission channel

The receiving server is temporarily too busy or is deliberately dropping the connection.

Common causes

  • Receiving server is overloaded and shedding load.
  • Sending IP has hit a temporary per-connection or per-hour limit at that provider.

What to do

  • Retry with backoff - this is transient by definition (4xx) and should clear on its own.
  • If it happens consistently to one provider, check your sending rate and IP reputation with that provider specifically.

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