{"id":12724,"date":"2021-12-11T13:42:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T13:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=12724"},"modified":"2022-02-15T09:48:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T09:48:21","slug":"fix-server-error-550-restricted-characters-in-address-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/fix-server-error-550-restricted-characters-in-address-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix &#8220;Server error: &#8216;550 Restricted characters in address'&#8221; in Outlook?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Server error: &#8216;550 Restricted characters in address'&#8221;<\/em> is an SMTP error that occurs mainly because of the configurations of the Exim service.&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/server_error_550_outlook.jpg\" alt=\"Fix &quot;Server error: '550 Restricted characters in address'&quot; in Outlook\" width=\"1383\" height=\"511\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can resolve it by reconfiguring the service.<\/p>\n<h2>To Fix &#8220;Server error: &#8216;550 Restricted characters in address'&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>1. Open your <strong>FTP Client<\/strong> and connect it to your hosting.<\/p>\n<p>2. Browse for <em>exim.conf&nbsp;<\/em>file following the file path: <em>etc\/exim.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>3. Rename the <em>exim.conf<\/em>&nbsp;file to make it inactive.<\/p>\n<p>4. Click the given link:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/file.io\/Rkx4dXW40ax3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Download exim.conf&nbsp;file<\/strong><\/a> to download a new <em>exim.conf<\/em> file.<\/p>\n<p>5. Upload the&nbsp;new <em>exim.conf<\/em> file on the&nbsp;<strong>FTP Client<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ftp_client_exim_conf.png\" alt=\"exim.conf file in ftp client\" width=\"1371\" height=\"593\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Server error: &#8216;550 Restricted characters in address&#8217;&#8221; is an SMTP error that occurs mainly because of the configurations of the Exim service.&nbsp; &nbsp; You can resolve it by reconfiguring the service. To Fix &#8220;Server error: &#8216;550 Restricted characters in address&#8217;&#8221; 1. Open your FTP Client and connect it to your hosting. 2. 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