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SMTP 553 Mailbox name not allowed

The address is invalid or your server is not allowed to use this sender address.

553
Class
5xx · Permanent failure
Retried?
No, the message bounces
Defined in
RFC 5321

What to do

How it appears in a bounce

553 Mailbox name not allowed

Paste the full bounce into the decoder — it finds every code and recipient and says what to check.

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