{"id":827,"date":"2013-04-23T12:26:45","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T12:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=827"},"modified":"2022-04-23T08:45:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T07:45:02","slug":"503-valid-rcpt-command-must-precede-data-when-sending-emails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/503-valid-rcpt-command-must-precede-data-when-sending-emails\/","title":{"rendered":"503 Valid RCPT command must precede DATA when sending emails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When trying to send emails using a mail client, at times it generates following error.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>503 Valid RCPT command must precede DATA<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Reason behind the error is emails aren&#8217;t authenticated &amp; then sent. <strong>Email hosting providers<\/strong> don&#8217;t allow emails to be sent without being authenticated with username and password. Such features are enabled for security reasons.<\/p>\n<p>If you face similar error, login to your mail client &amp; access the option accounts. Edit the settings OR access Properties tab for the account which shows such error. Find for Servers tab and enable the option <strong>My server require authentication<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/503-error1.jpg\" alt=\"503-error\" width=\"368\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/503-error1.jpg 368w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/503-error1-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click on Apply &amp; Ok. 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