https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=331976

            Bug ID: 331976
           Summary: Wrong error message on "address rejected" error.
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: kmail2
           Version: 4.12.3
          Platform: Kubuntu Packages
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: kdepim-bugs@kde.org
          Reporter: b.d....@gmx.de

This is maybe just an translation bug, since i don't know how to change the
language of error messages. ( Bug 331969 )

Scenario:
User sen...@host.de tries to send an email from inva...@host.de to
recipi...@host.de.
inva...@host.de is not owend by sen...@host.de

This leads to following Error (German):
Fehler beim Übertragen der Nachricht. Mailversand fehlgeschlagen, da die
folgende Empfängeradresse vom Server abgelehnt wurde: recipi...@host.de
(Meldung des Servers: 5.7.1 <inva...@host.de>: Sender address rejected: not
owned by user sen...@host.de)

Translation:
Error transferring message. Mail delivery failed because the following
_recipient_ address was rejected by the server : recipi...@host.de 
( message from server : 5.7.1 <inva...@host.de> : Sender address rejected : not
owned by user sen...@host.de )

As you can see kmail misinterpreted the message from the server.


I also tried this with a different server and got a different but vaild error
message:
German:
Fehler beim Übertragen der Nachricht. Der Server akzeptiert die Absenderadresse
inva...@host.de nicht. 
Meldung des Servers: Requested action not taken: mailbox unavailable Sender
address is not allowed.

Translation:
Error transferring message. The server does not accept the sender address
inva...@host.de. 
Message from server: Requested action not taken: mailbox unavailable Sender
address is not allowed.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Send an email from an email address, which you don't own.
Actual Results:  
A misleading error message. (depends on the server)

Expected Results:  
An accurate error message

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