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Email statuses

An email moves from Queued to Sent and then to Delivered (or Bounced). Suppressed means it never left: see why an email was not sent.

Status or reasonWhat it meansWhat you do
QueuedAccepted by Azimea and waiting its turn to go out.Nothing.
SentThe sending server took it from Azimea.Nothing: Delivered or Bounced follows.
FailedIt could not be sent and Azimea is not retrying; the reason is written on the message.Read the reason on the message; contact support if it repeats.
SuppressedStopped before sending by the sending gate; the reason is kept on the message.See "Why an email was not sent" for the reason and what to do.
DeliveredThe recipient's mail server received it.Nothing.
BouncedThe recipient's mail server refused it after it was sent.A permanent refusal stops future emails to that address; see the contact's status.
HandingOffBeing handed to the sending server right now.Nothing: it moves on within seconds.
AcceptedAzimea's sending server confirmed it holds the email in its queue.Nothing: Delivered or Bounced follows.
UnknownIt left Azimea, but no confirmation came back in the expected time.Nothing: a late confirmation still moves it to its real status.