DATA headers exceeds maximum permitted

[fbowman]

We received the following message trying to send mail to a specific recipient:

552 5.7.0 Number of 'Received:' DATA headers exceeds maximum permitted

The message header is shown below: Is this problem on our end, or on the recipient's. Thanks

Received: from mailscan11.yourhostingaccount.com ([10.1.15.11] helo=mailscan11.yourhostingaccount.com)
by mailout06.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim)
id 1KGzRB-00032g-Ei
for dennis@bidwellconsulting.com; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:09 -0400
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by mailscan11.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim)
id 1KGzRB-0001JA-6n
for dennis@bidwellconsulting.com; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:09 -0400
Received: from mailout15.yourhostingaccount.com ([65.254.253.123])
by impinc02.yourhostingaccount.com with NO UCE
id oGw91Z01d2gWlM502Gw9ka; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:09 -0400
X-EN-OrigIP: 65.254.253.123
X-EN-IMPSID: oGw91Z01d2gWlM502Gw9ka
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by mailout15.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim)
id 1KGzRB-0001Gs-3Y
for dennis@bidwellconsulting.com; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:09 -0400
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by mailscan06.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim)
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for dennis@bidwellconsulting.com; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:09 -0400
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id oGw81Z07o2tTUjl03Gw8vN; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:08 -0400
X-EN-OrigIP: 65.254.253.133
X-EN-IMPSID: oGw81Z07o2tTUjl03Gw8vN
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by mailout16.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim)
id 1KGzRA-0000Ko-Ku
for dennis@bidwellconsulting.com; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:08 -0400
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by mailscan05.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim)
id 1KGzRA-0002I9-Gv
for dennis@bidwellconsulting.com; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:08 -0400
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id oGw81Z04E2SGMe903Gw8ud; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:08 -0400
X-EN-OrigIP: 65.254.253.112
X-EN-IMPSID: oGw81Z04E2SGMe903Gw8ud
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by mailout14.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim)
id 1KGzRA-0004Ih-89
for dennis@bidwellconsulting.com; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:08 -0400
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by mailscan16.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim)
id 1KGzRA-0001jM-6k
for dennis@bidwellconsulting.com; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:08 -0400
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by impinc02.yourhostingaccount.com with NO UCE
id oGw81Z01G54CNqh02Gw8ij; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:08 -0400
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X-EN-IMPSID: oGw81Z01G54CNqh02Gw8ij
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by mailout08.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim)
id 1KGzRA-00050K-23
for dennis@bidwellconsulting.com; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:08 -0400
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by mailscan09.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim)
id 1KGzR9-0008Sf-Rb
for dennis@bidwellconsulting.com; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:07 -0400
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id oGw71Z0612tTUjl03Gw7tN; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:07 -0400
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by mailout16.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim)
id 1KGzR9-0000Kb-M0
for dennis@bidwellconsulting.com; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:07 -0400
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by mailscan20.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim)
id 1KGzR9-0004ho-Ju
for dennis@bidwellconsulting.com; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:07 -0400
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id oGw71Z03z2SGMe903Gw7st; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:07 -0400
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X-EN-IMPSID: oGw71Z03z2SGMe903Gw7st
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by mailout14.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim)
id 1KGzR9-0004IO-Bc
for dennis@bidwellconsulting.com; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:07 -0400
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by mailscan11.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim)
id 1KGzR9-0003DM-23
for dennis@bidwellconsulting.com; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:07 -0400
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id oGw41Z00u2UUnbW02Gw4cg; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:07 -0400
X-EN-OrigIP: 66.122.178.114
X-EN-IMPSID: oGw41Z00u2UUnbW02Gw4cg
Received: from forestxp ([172.16.2.190]) by reddingpath.com
with SMTP (Code-Crafters Ability Mail Server 2.58);
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:59:31 -0700

[Code Crafters]

This error is from the destination mail server and not from Abiltiy Mail Server. It states that you have too many Received header lines. One is added for each mail server in the delivery chain that receives the mail before passing it on to the next one. Usually you don't have this many mail servers in the delivery chain and since they're nearly all from yourhostingaccount.com there probably is something you can do to minimize the number of "hops".

In Ability Mail server there is a similar setting on the Security tab of the SMTP settings for Max Hop Count and an optional error message but again I can confirm that in this case the error was not from Ability Mail Server but the end recipient mail server.