SMTP: Err Msg: The Following Recipients Could Not Be Reached (127727)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP 3.0
This article was previously published under Q127727

SYMPTOMS

When a user sends mail to SMTP recipients, the mail is returned almost immediately with an error:
The following recipients could not be reached...

CAUSE

The postoffice was installed on a PC/NFS volume on a UNIX server. The permissions for the postoffice files may not be set to 7/7/7, which means read/write/execute for owner/group/world.

RESOLUTION

Ensure that all postoffice files--in particular, the SMTP gateway mailbag file--are set to 7/7/7.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/30/1999
Keywords:KB127727
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