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How to Fix “Server error: ‘550 Restricted characters in address'” in Outlook?

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Server error: ‘550 Restricted characters in address'” is an SMTP error that occurs mainly because of the configurations of the Exim service. Fix "Server error: '550 Restricted characters in address'" in Outlook

 

You can resolve it by reconfiguring the service.

To Fix “Server error: ‘550 Restricted characters in address'”

1. Open your FTP Client and connect it to your hosting.

2. Browse for exim.conf file following the file path: etc/exim.

3. Run this code before proceeding:

systemctl stop exim

 

It will stop the exim service.

4. Rename the exim.conf file to make it inactive.

5. Click the given link: Download exim.conf file to download a new exim.conf file.

6. Upload the new exim.conf file on the FTP Client.

exim.conf file in ftp client

7. Run this code after the new file upload is complete:

systemctl start exim

 

It will start the exim service again.

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