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Issue
Inbound emails are ignored due to error string:
Email set to ignored because of disallowed from address, email_address_filter_reason = Illegal address
Release
All Environments
Cause
First Cause:
Validate if the received email meets any of the current email filter conditions:
How to use Email Address filters to ignore any email from any sender?
Email Filters
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Second Cause:
This is most likely due to the FROM sender having a non RFC complaint address, for the RFC please see here:
RFC5322
For example: There is a phone number listed, without a domain or the structure of the from address is non RFC compliant.
Another great example is here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/skypeforbusiness/troubleshoot/hybrid-phone-system/voicemails-not-delivered
Under: Third Party Email Systems
\r\n \r\n"The primary issue that affects third-party email systems is that the FROM address is formatted for PSTN calls in a non–RFC-compliant manner."
The notation is recognizing the FROM address is non-RFC compliant.
Resolution
First Cause:
Remove the condition preventing the email to pass the email filter:
How to use Email Address filters to ignore any email from any sender?
Email Filters
Second Cause:
The sender must maintain RFC compliance for the inbound email to be received.
RFC5322
Related Links
Internet Message Format:
RFC5322
\r\nEmail Filters:
How to use Email Address filters to ignore any email from any sender?
Email Filters
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Issue
Inbound emails are ignored due to error string:
Email set to ignored because of disallowed from address, email_address_filter_reason = Illegal address
Release
All Environments
Cause
First Cause:
Validate if the received email meets any of the current email filter conditions:
How to use Email Address filters to ignore any email from any sender?
Email Filters
Second Cause:
This is most likely due to the FROM sender having a non RFC complaint address, for the RFC please see here:
RFC5322
For example: There is a phone number listed, without a domain or the structure of the from address is non RFC compliant.
Another great example is here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/skypeforbusiness/troubleshoot/hybrid-phone-system/voicemails-not-delivered
Under: Third Party Email Systems
"The primary issue that affects third-party email systems is that the FROM address is formatted for PSTN calls in a non–RFC-compliant manner."
The notation is recognizing the FROM address is non-RFC compliant.
Resolution
First Cause:
Remove the condition preventing the email to pass the email filter:
How to use Email Address filters to ignore any email from any sender?
Email Filters
Second Cause:
The sender must maintain RFC compliance for the inbound email to be received.
RFC5322
Related Links
Internet Message Format:
RFC5322
Email Filters:
How to use Email Address filters to ignore any email from any sender?
Email Filters