Question

Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table

Asked by: jimtech

Have seen this many times but still unsure of how to define this to a non computer literate person.  When an email is rejected with the error code of:

"Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table "

Is this due to a fix needed on the recever's side or something on the mail server at the sending side or on the individual's computer.  Know with all the email client's there are may need more information so am looking for a generalization on this.  It happened when the sender was sending a message to a "@webtv.net" email address.

This Question has been solved and asker verified All Experts Exchange premium technology solutions are available to subscription members.

Subscribe now for full access to Experts Exchange and get

Instant Access to this Solution

  • Plus...
  • 30 Day FREE access, no risk, no obligation
  • Collaborate with the world's top tech experts
  • Unlimited access to our exclusive solution database
  • Never be left without tech help again

Subscribe Now

Asked On
2005-01-16 at 01:30:47ID21276210
Tags

address

,

unknown

,

user

,

local

,

table

Topic

Hot URLs

Participating Experts
2
Points
125
Comments
4

Trusted by hundreds of thousands everyday for fast, accurate and reliable tech support.

  • "The time we save is the biggest benefit of Experts Exchange to Warner Bros. What could take multiple guys 2 hours or more each to find is accessed in around 15 minutes on Experts Exchange." Mike Kapnisakis, Warner Bros.
  • "Our team likes having a resource that is more secure than just using Google and most experts using this service really know their stuff. It's nice to look here first versus using Google." Dayna Sellner, Lockheed Martin
  • "Anytime that I've been stumped with a problem, 9 out of 10 times Experts Exchange has either the accepted solution or an open discussion of the potential solution to the problem." Kenny Red, eBay Inc.

See what Experts Exchange can do for you.

Got a question?

We've got the answer.

Experts Exchange has been collecting answers to technology questions since 1996…3 million and counting! If you have a question, chances are we already have your answer.

Screenshot of Experts Exchange Knowledgebase

Need individual assistance?

Our experts are ready to help.

If you can't find the exact answer you're looking for, ask our exclusive community of 50,000 experts. You’ll get a personalized answer from a trusted professional.

Screenshot of Experts Exchange Knowledgebase

Want to learn from the best?

Read articles from industry experts.

Thousands of free tech tips, tricks, how-to’s and tutorials are available in our peer reviewed articles section. See for yourself how smart our experts are, no login required.

Screenshot of an Article

Working on a long term project?

Store your work and research.

Save solutions to your questions, answers you’ve discovered through searching plus helpful articles in your personal knowledgebase for easy future access.

Screenshot of Experts Exchange Knowledgebase

Access the answers to your technology questions today.

Subscribe Now

30-day free trial. Register in 60 seconds.

What Makes Experts Exchange Unique?

Members of the expert community talk about why the experience at Experts Exchange is different than what you will find anywhere else.

Trusted by the world's most respected brands.

image of each brand's logo

Faithfully serving IT professionals since 1996.

Experts Exchange Logo

Try it out and discover for yourself.

Subscribe Now

30-day free trial. Register in 60 seconds.

Related Solutions

  1. Recipient address rejected
    Recipient address rejected: User unknown in relay recipient table (in reply to RCPT TO command)
  2. Recipient address rejected: No such domain
    I have a user that has been receiving email just fine since November '07 until last week, senders are receiving bounce backs from their mail servers with this message: -----Original Message----- From: postmaster@xxxsheriff.com [mailto:postmaster@xxxsheriff.com] Sent: Wedne...
  3. Recipient address rejected: Policy Rejection- Sender Hou…
    Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients. Subject: Sent: 2008/03/05 04:42 PM The following recipient(s) could not be reached: Sean Hendrikz on 2008/03/05 04:42 PM You do not have permission ...
  4. Exchange 2003: Sender address rejected: User unko…
    On a couple of email addresses I keep getting this error Sender address rejected: User unknown in relay recipient table> I can send to these emails from my yahoo account but not through my exchange server.
  5. Sender address rejected: User unknown in relay recipient …
    emails to certain companies, are both reject either sending or recieving. All email addresses have been verified they were all working fine until recently, without any configuration change. Here is a header from the guy sending to us The following organization rejected your m...
  6. Recipient address rejected: Relay access denied
    I have a OpenSuse 111 server using Postfix SMTP server I am getting the following error when I try to send an email via an email client (thunderbird): The mail server responded 5.7.1: Recipient address rejected: Relay access denied. Can anyone help me fix this error so I ca...

Free Tech Articles

  1. WARNING: 5 Reasons why you should NEVER fix a computer for free.
    It is in our nature to love the puzzle. We are obsessed. The lot of us. We love puzzles. We love the challenge. We thrive on finding the answer. We hate disarray. It bothers us deep in our soul. W...
  2. SCCM OSD Basic troubleshooting
    SCCM 2007 OSD is a fantastic way to deploy operating systems, however, like most things SCCM issues can sometimes be difficult to resolve due to the sheer volume of logs to sift through and the dispe...
  3. Migrate Small Business Server 2003 to Exchange 2010 and Windows 2008 R2
    This guide is intended to provide step by step instructions on how to migrate from Small Business Server 2003 to Windows 2008 R2 with Exchange 2010. For this migration to work you will need the fo...
  4. Create a Win7 Gadget
    This article shows you how to create a simple "Gadget" -- a sort of mini-application supported by Windows 7 and Vista. Gadgets can be dropped anywhere on the desktop to provide instant information, ...
  5. Outlook continually prompting for username and password
    There have been a lot of questions recently regarding Outlook prompting for a username and password whilst using Exchange 2007. There are a few reasons why this would happen and I will try to cover t...
  6. Backup Exchange 2010 Information Store using Windows Backup
    There seems to be quite a lot of confusion around the ability to backup Exchange 2010 using the built in Windows Backup feature. This stems from the omission of this feature prior to Exchange 2007 s...

Cloud Class Webinars

  1. Avoiding Bugs in Microsoft Access
    Alison Balter takes and in-depth look at avoiding bugs in Access. In this webinar you will learn about using the immediate window to debug your applications, invoking the debugger, using breakpoints to troubleshoot, stepping through code, setting the next statement to execute, ...
  2. Top 10 Best New Features in Visio 2010
    Scott Helmers gives live demonstrations of the top 10 new features in Visio 2010. This webinar will teach you how to create compelling diagrams by adding shapes to the page with a single click, linking the shapes in a diagram to data in Excel (or SQL Server, or SharePoint), ...
  3. IT Consultant Business Secrets Revealed
    Michael Munger, Experts Exchange tech pro and IT consultant, pulls back the curtain on his very successful businesses and answers question on every IT consultant and business owner should know about. He shares secrets on what he did to solve the 5 most common problems in IT, ...
  4. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
    Quest CTO, Mike Billon, gives an overview of the steps involved in building a dunamic disaster recovery plan. Through case studies and an examination of software/hardware tooles for monitoring and testing, you'll gain a better understandin of where you are, where you want ...
  5. Organize Your Visio Diagrams with Containers and Lists
    Scott Helmers uses cross functional flowcharts, wireframe diagrams, data graphic legends and seating charts to teach you: how to ustilize all three new structured diagram components in Visio 2010, the best practices for organizeing shapes in previous version of Visio, how to organize ...
  6. How to Us Objects, Properties, Events and Methods in Microsoft Access
    Alison Dalter gives an in-depbth look at objects, properties, events and methods in Microsoft Access. In this webinar you will learn about using the object browser, referring to objects, working with properties and methods, working with object variables, understanding the ...

Join the Community

Give a Little. Get a Lot.

Join the community of experts here and help other tech pros by answering question in your area of expertise. You can earn FREE access to all Experts Exchange's premium features and resources.

Join the Community

Answers

 

by: COBOLdinosaurPosted on 2005-01-16 at 12:14:31ID: 13058300

The delivery lookup is on the receiving side.  So the most likely cause is an error there; or maybe the account has been closed.  The only thing you need to check on the sending side is that the address is correct.

Cd&

 

by: sunnycoderPosted on 2005-01-17 at 00:52:16ID: 13061216

Hi jimtech,

>Is this due to a fix needed on the recever's side
Yes
>or something on the mail server at the sending side or on the individual's computer.
No

The mail is able to reach its appropriate domain but the receiving mail server does not have the user account to which the mail has been addressed. The reasons for unavailability of the account could be temporary or permanent. These will lead to error codes 450 and 550 respectively. In former case, the sender(mail server) will keep trying until it times-out and decides to intimate the user of a failure. There will be no retries if permanent error is indicated.

As Cd& said, check the mail destination address at the sender side and make sure that it is spelled correctly.

>still unsure of how to define this to a non computer literate person.
Depending on the level of proficiency, tell him/her that:
- the email address is incorrect, in case of permanent error
- email address is currently unreachable, in case of temporary error
- or simply that they got the wrong sender address

cheers!!!
sunnycoder

 

by: jimtechPosted on 2005-01-17 at 00:56:30ID: 13061242

I appreciate the answers from both of you.  I am going to split the points but will give a little more to sunnycoder due to a little more indepth explanation of what I was looking for.  Thanks again and cheers to you both!!

 

by: COBOLdinosaurPosted on 2005-01-17 at 05:58:33ID: 13063166

Glad we could help.  Thanks for the A. :^)

Cd&

20120131-EE-VQP-002

3 Ways to Join

30-Day Free Trial

The Experts

98% positive feedback on 31,087 answers since March 2000. angeliii is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for his work with MS SQL Server & Develoment.

He has also proven his knowledge of Visual Basic Programming, PHP Scripting and Oracle Databases.

The Experts

97% positive feedback on 10,752 answers since July 2000. lrmoore has more than 18 years experience in the networking industry.

The six-time Mircosoft MVPs specialties include firewalls, virtual private networking, and network management.

Testimonials

"...and excellent source for support... Kind of like having your very own IT dept." Electriciansnet

Testimonials

"I was apprehensive at signing up at first. However... it has already made my life as an IT administrator much easier." JaCrews

Testimonials

"WOW! You guys have great, active, and knowledgeable people on here." moore50

Business Clients

Business Clients

In the Press

"If you’ve got a question... Experts Exchange can supply an answer.”

In the Press

"...an invaluable aid for both IT professionals and those who require tech support."

In the Press

"where IT professionals provide quick answers on just about any topic"

Business Account Plans

Loading Advertisement...