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MAILCONTMO - Connection Timeout

Error CodeMAILCONTMO
Error MessageConnection to the mail server timed out. The mail server is reachable but is not responding.
SeverityMedium
AffectsIncoming and Outgoing Email Servers

Symptoms

  • The connection to the mail server takes longer than expected, then fails.
  • Email sync or sending is delayed or intermittently fails.

Root Cause

  • The mail server is temporarily slow or overloaded.
  • There's a network issue between ServiceOps and the mail server.

Resolution

  1. No immediate action is required. ServiceOps retries automatically on the next polling cycle.
  2. If this error persists, ask your IT or network team to check the connection between ServiceOps and the mail server.
Related FAQs

See Email Server FAQs for: "Why is the incoming email server not fetching any emails?" and "Why are all outgoing emails failing with a connection error?"