Technical Tip: Error message is 'recipient verification: smtp server rejected connection' with classifier 'Policy Match-AntiSpam'
| Description | This article describes what is the reason for the error message 'recipient verification: smtp server rejected connection' in the cross-search log with the classifier showing 'Policy Match-AntiSpam'. |
| Scope | FortiMail. |
| Solution | In the FortiMail history log, it shows the email classifier as 'Policy Match-AntiSpam' and the Disposition as 'Reject'.
Check on the cross-search log shows an error message as shown below:
This error means the email matches with IP Policy with the action set to 'Reject'. Check the history log to find the Policy ID that matches the log in the 'Policy ID' column. As per the example below, it matches the IP Policy for ID 3.
Based on the log above, the IP policy with ID 3 is configured with the action 'Reject'. ![]() |




