When sending mass mails through IONOS mail servers, limits apply to prevent misuse (SPAM). Depending on your product, the following limits apply:

Mail Basic and Mail Business

The maximum number of emails you can send per hour depends on the following criteria:

  • How long ago the email account was created
AGE OF THE CONTRACT MAIL BASIC AND MAIL BUSINESS
0 - 7 Days 50 Emails per hour
8 - 14 Days 100 Emails per hour
15 - 30 Days 400 Emails per hour
> 30 Days 500 Emails per hour

If the limits are exceeded, the following error message is displayed:

Message could not be sent. Error message from mail transport server:
450 -
450-Requested mail action not taken: mailbox unavailable
450 Mail send limit exceeded.