Question for the Techies - Why does my PH e-mail fail?

[MudSkipper]

I know this is most probably the wrong place to post this, but I’ve tried posting in the ‘Website Feedback’ page and have got no reply so far.

When I try e-mailing a Pher through their profile page, I seem to get back ‘Mailer-Daemon – Return Mail, Response Error’ e-mails back. This happens on almost all the e-mails I send, but the odd 1 or 2 go through fine.

Any ideas?

[sunbeam_alpine]

Can you post the exact error code?

[MudSkipper]

This is the error I get...



The original message was received at Sat, 16 May 2009 10:08:17 +0100

----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<[e-mail]>

----- Transcript of session follows -----
... while talking to mailin-04.mx.aol.com
>>> DATA
<<< 554 TRANSACTION FAILED

Original-Recipient: RFC822; <[e-mail]>
Final-Recipient: RFC822; <[e-mail]>
Action: failed
Remote-MTA: DNS; mailin-04.mx.aol.com
Last-Attempt-Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 10:08:17 +0100

[Dudd]

try a valid email address, i don't think [e-mail] is valid

[MudSkipper]

Dudd said:

try a valid email address, i don't think [e-mail] is valid

true, but i didn't fancy posting my e-mail address on here...i know what some of you lot are like

Edited by MudSkipper on Saturday 16th May 11:21

[markmullen]

Dudd said:

try a valid email address, i don't think [e-mail] is valid

Essentially what you've got there is a bounce, the recipient's email account is not working so the bounce is there to tell you that.

[bigandclever]

Unless it's AOL that doesn't like mail from the PH domain?

[MudSkipper]

Possible - I knwo for sure that the e-mails have gone through to about 2 people, but the other 15 or so have failed

[Ordinary_Chap]

AOL are legendary for bouncing mail if they don't like where it's come from.

Had loads of problems with them in the past.

http://postmaster.aol.com/guidelines/standards.htm...

[.R2D2]

MudSkipper said:

Possible - I knwo for sure that the e-mails have gone through to about 2 people, but the other 15 or so have failed

Stop spamming then!!

[MudSkipper]

Ordinary_Chap said:

AOL are legendary for bouncing mail if they don't like where it's come from.

Had loads of problems with them in the past.

http://postmaster.aol.com/guidelines/standards.htm...

That could explain alot! I'll change over to my other e-mail address.

Thanks Guys