Soft Bounce
Soft Bounce
- April 20, 2021
- Posted by: Nicola Selenu

Indicates that an email cannot be delivered to the recipient due to temporary failures such as: a full mailbox, a connection problem, a technical issue at the mailbox provider, or deferral of the connecting IP by the mailbox provider due to volume thresholds and other various factors. At ActiveCampaign, a contact can soft bounce three times before it is removed from further sends.
Author:Nicola Selenu
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Soft Bounce
Indicates that an email cannot be delivered to the recipient due to temporary failures such as: a full mailbox, a connection problem, a technical issue at the mailbox provider, or deferral of the connecting IP by the mailbox provider due to volume thresholds and other various factors. At ActiveCampaign, a contact can soft bounce three times before it is removed from further sends.
Author:Nicola Selenu
Email Service Providers Handbook
The most comprehensive “Handbook of Email Service Providers“!
SPAMASSASSIN RULES
All SpamAssassin rules in one place, EXPLAINED!
SMTP COMMANDS
& REPLY CODES
All SMTP/ESMTP commands and reply codes in one place, EXPLAINED!
Free DNS Tool
Check the DNS records of your domain with our free DNS tool.
Deliverability Glossary
The most comprehensive Email Deliverability and Marketing Glossary!