On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 10:35 AM, Ian Eiloart <i...@sussex.ac.uk> wrote:

>
> Well, that should be pretty clear from the 4xx vs 5xx status. If it’s 4xx,
> you should queue the message for later delivery, otherwise generate a
> bounce. I guess if the recipient wants to indicate that you should reduce
> your sending rate, that’s something that needs a new status, but you could
> use "4.3.1   Mail system full", or "X.4.5   Mail system congestion" because
> the sensible response would be to back off.


There’s a registry, and a review might be a good idea.
>
> https://www.iana.org/assignments/smtp-enhanced-status-codes/smtp-enhanced-status-codes.xhtml#smtp-enhanced-status-codes-2
>
>
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