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3778797 - The external user welcome email was not received until it was resent later - Onboarding

Symptom

  • External welcome email appears as triggered in Email Services, but the external recipient does not receive the first and second sends; delivery occurs only after a later resend (for example, the third attempt).

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Initiate onboarding and complete the New Hire Data Review step.
  2. Send the External Welcome email; it appears in Email Services, but the recipient does not receive it.
  3. Resend the External Welcome email a second time; still not received.
  4. Resend again (for example, a third time); the recipient receives the email.

Cause

  • The receiving email provider classified the messages as unsolicited/spam and bounced them with 550 5.7.1, leading to blocking of the first attempts.

Resolution

Please raise a support ticket to Google and inquire about how to handle the emails sent from the SuccessFactor end.

See Also

Keywords

onboarding, email services, external welcome email, not received, bounced, 550 5.7.1, unsolicited mail, gsmtp, gmail, email blocked, notifications, resend, third attempt, deliverability, email bounce, ONX, Google , KBA , LOD-SF-OBX-EML , Notifications , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding all versions