an item of email is said to have bounced when it fails to find its recipient and is returned to the sender, sometimes with a message explaining why it was unable to be delivered
When an email fails to get through to its destination, and is returned to the sender.
This term refers to when you send an e-mail to a non-existent recipient and the e-mail is "bounced" back to you.
The return of an undeliverable e-mail.
To return undeliverable mail to sender, just as is done with real mail. Just as with real mail, there is some work involved with taking the returned message and re-sending it to the correct address; however, unlike paper mail, there is no need for electronic mail to bounce this way; it's just that most MTAs are too dumb to do it well.
Returned, undeliverable mail. Also the act of returning undeliverable mail. Bounces are returned to the sender address in the envelope* of the mail; the sender given in the header* is not used.
is E-mail being returned because it couldn't be delivered, with diagnostic error messages that mean nothing to the average electronic pedestrian on the street.
What e-mail does when it doesn't go through to the recipient.
A message which is returned back to the sender usually because of an incorrect user name or incorrect post name. If the receiver has exceeded his allotted space on his server, the message may bounce or the receiver system may be down.
what happens when e-mails are returned to the mail server as undeliverable.
When an e-mail message cannot be delivered, it is returned to its sender, or it ' bounce s' back. This is usually because the address that the e-mail has been sent to is incorrect, the host is down or the user is over their mail quota.
An automatic reply which informs you that the email message you sent cannot be delivered. Typically, emails bounce because the email address: Contains an error Is temporarily out of service No longer exists
this is when email is returned undelivered
If you send email and it fails to arrive at its intended recipient for any reason (wrong email address, network failure, etc.), the message "bounces" back (is returned) to you. The subject line in a bounced message usually includes something like: "Undeliverable Mail" or "Message Undeliverable."
a email that is returned to its sender
a message that I receive whenever your mail is rejected
an email that cannot be delivered to the intended destination
an email that is returned back because it cannot be delivered
a notification that your message, for whatever reason, didn't make it to the recipient
an unsuccessful attempt to deliver e-mail to a recipient's mail server
a reply from an email server to inform the sender that the specified delivery address does not exist
An email message which is returned to the sender as undeliverable. See also "Hard Bounce" and "Soft Bounce".
What happens to an E-Mail that's sent to an invalid address - basically it's "returned to sender, address unknown."
When an email is returned to you because of delivery problems
See bounce rate and email bounce.
If an e-mail is not delivered (for example, if you sent it to an incorrect e-mail address), it is returned to you or "bounced". The subject line is usually "Undeliverable Mail" or "Message Undeliverable".
If you send email and it fails to arrive at its intended recipient for any reason (wrong user name, network failure, etc.), the message "bounces" and returns to you. The subject line in a bounced message usually says something like: "Undeliverable Mail" or "Message Undeliverable."
The return of a piece of e-mail because of an error in itís delivery.
When a user sends e-mail and it fails to reach the recipient for any reason (for example, an incorrect address, network failure, etc.), the message will return to the user - it "bounces" back. An undelivered e-mail message will usually come back with a subject line saying something like "Undeliverable Mail" or "Message Undeliverable."
The return of a piece of mail because of an error in the delivery process. Mail can be bounced for various reasons. "Bounce" can also refer to the message indicating the error (informal usage).
The return of an email to its sender when it cannot be delivered to the specified address.
A check returned by a bank because it is not payable, usually because of insufficient funds. Also used in the context of securities to refer to the rejection and ensuing reclamation of a security; a stock price's abrupt decline and recovery.
Indicates e-mail that has been returned undelivered, either because the address was incorrect or the intended recipient may have barred specific items from entering his mailbox.
A message that doesn't get delivered promptly is said to have bounced. Emails can bounce for more than 30 reasons: the email address is incorrect or has been closed; the recipient's mailbox is full, the mail server is down, or the system detects spam or offensive content. See hard bounce and soft bounce.
an email that cannot be delivered sends a message back to the sender. This is called a bounce. Messages are not delivered for a variety of reasons, for example misspelt email addresses.
The return of a piece of mail because of an error in its address or in its delivery.
Return of an email because it could not be delivered to the specified address.
If the system cannot deliver your e-mail, it is 'bounced' back to you (if you are lucky!)
What your e-mail does when it cannot get to its recipient -- it bounces back to you -- unless it goes off into the ether, never to be found again.
A term applied to an e-mail message when it is returned to you as undeliverable.
An email message that fails to reach its intended recipient. A “hard†bounce is a permanent failure; a “soft†bounce is a transient error (but may indicate a permanently undeliverable address)
A message that fails delivery is said to have bounced. Emails can bounce for hundreds of reasons: the email address is incorrect or has been closed; the recipient's mailbox is full, the mail server is down, or the system detects spam or offensive content. There are two general classifications for bounces including "Hard" and "Soft" bounces which are defined below.
The return of a piece of e-mail to its sender because of an error in its delivery.
What your e-mail does when it cannot get to where you tried to send it. It wither bounces back to you, or goes off into deep cyberspace, never to be found again.
The return of a piece of mail because of an error in its delivery. [Source: ZEN
An electronic mail message that is undeliverable and returns an error notification to the sender is said to "bounce". Source: Foldoc: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
The return of an e-mail message because of an error in its address or delivery.
A e-mail message that doesn't get delivered promptly.
When a message does not get to its intended individual. Instead it “bounces” back or gets sent back to either the originator of the message, when sending personal e-mail, or to the list owner, in regards to a mailing list. A message can bounce because a mailbox is full or a typo in the e-mail address.
A returned, undeliverable email message.
A term used for the act of not being able to deliver an email message as well as the email address that could not receive the email message.
is used to denote an e-mail that cannot reach its destination and is returned to sender.
What happens to an e-mail when it is sent to an invalid address.
(or bounce-back) An informative email received in response to a email that couldn't be delivered to its recipient, usually because the recipient's email address no longer exists.
E-mail that does not go through is said to have "bounced."
What email does when it doesn't go through.
An e-mail message you receive that tells you that an e-mail message you sent wasn't delivered. Usually contains an error code and the contents of the message that wasn't delivered.
When your email gets returned because of a problem with the address you have sent it to (you have made a spelling error or the machine at the other end is malfunctioning), or a problem with the person's email mailbox.
This is what happens when e-mail returns as undeliverable.
A bounced mail message, a term applied to an electronic mail message when it is not able to be delivered.