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IMAP

TEMPFAIL — TEMPFAIL

Temporary failure; operation may succeed later

Riposte solution

The IMAP server signaled a temporary failure (e.g., it couldn't process a request right now). This is usually transient. Your application should catch this and retry the operation after a delay. Riposte might automatically retry some transient errors, but you can implement a backoff strategy if needed. For example, if a fetch fails with TEMPFAIL, wait a bit and try again or let the next sync cycle pick it up.

Quick facts

Provider
IMAP
Endpoint / surface
IMAP Protocol

Why it happens

[Protocol-level condition per RFC/extension]

How to fix it

[Adjust client behavior per RFC semantics; often retry or change command/parameters]