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SMTP Error Message - What exactly does it mean?

Some people trying to send me mail, receive this message:

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This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.

A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:

  klaus@fleischer.it
    SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<klaus@fleischer.it>:
    host mx1.netim.net [91.121.137.63]: 554 5.7.1 <klaus@fleischer.it>:
    Relay access denied



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And from another address:


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> Hi. This is the qmail-send program at mail.gmx.net.
> I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following
> addresses.
> This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out.
>
> <klaus@fleischer.it>:
> 91.121.137.63_does_not_like_recipient./Remote_host_said:_554_5.7.1_<klaus@fleischer.it>:_Relay_access_denied/Giving_up_on_91.121.137.63./
>
> --- Below this line is a copy of the message.

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Can you tell me, what exactly this means?
Who can resolve this issue?
The hosting provider of the sender or my hosting provider (netim)?

My provider says, this is a problem on the other side, which they can't do anything about.

TIA
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lamaslany
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It seems that the mailserver mx1.netim.net is rejecting email to klaus@fleischer.it and I would guess that the problem lies with netim.  From the message it looks like mx1.netim.net  doesn't know that it should be accepting email for the fleischer.it domain.

Using:  http://www.mxtoolbox.com/

ns5.securenetim.net reports the following MX records for 'fleischer.it':
 
Preference Host Name IP Address TTL    
10 mx1.netim.net 91.121.137.63 10800  
20 mx2.netim.net 91.121.106.172 10800
 

SMTP Diagnostics for mx1.netim.net

RESULT: mx1.netim.net
Banner: 220 mx1.netim.net ESMTP Postfix
Connect Time: 0 seconds - Good
Transaction Time: 0.531 seconds - Good
Relay Check: OK - This server is not an open relay.
Rev DNS Check: OK - 91.121.137.63 resolves to mx1.netim.net
GeoCode Info: Geocoding server is unavailable
Session Transcript: HELO please-read-policy.mxtoolbox.com
250 mx1.netim.n [125 ms]
MAIL FROM: <test@mxtoolbox.com>
250 2.1.0 [141 ms]
RCPT TO: <test@mxtoolbox.com>
554 5.7.1 <test@mxtoolbox.com>: Relay access deni [141 ms]
QUIT
221 2.0.0 B [125 ms]
 
The mailserver looks to be working okay...
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So it looks like mx1.netim.net isn't configured properly, right?
Have netim confirmed that their mail servers are configured to accept email for the fleischer.it domain?
Does netim host your mailbox or are you simply forwarding email sent to @fleischer.it to another email address?
Yes, they are hosting that domain and forwarding every mail to another address.
Normally it works.
It looks like only certain senders encountered that problem.
Mainly from freemail-providers.
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