nodemailer 10.0.11 → 10.0.12

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## [10.0.12](https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/compare/v10.0.11...v10.0.12) (2026-09-28)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* settle every send on a connection error, back off pool requeues, turn a bare CR into CRLF, bound fetch, honour requireTLS ([63ccd66](https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/commit/63ccd66c894bbaac18c82084ee385bf6488226cf))
+
 ## [10.0.11](https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/compare/v10.0.10...v10.0.11) (2026-09-27)
 
 

package/dist/cjs/dkim/index.js

@@ -90,13 +90,22 @@ class DKIMSigner {
                 return;
             }
             const key = this.keys[keyPos++];
-            const dkimField = (0, sign_js_1.default)(this.headers, this.hashAlgo, this.bodyHash, {
-                domainName: key.domainName,
-                keySelector: key.keySelector,
-                privateKey: key.privateKey,
-                headerFieldNames: this.options.headerFieldNames,
-                skipFields: this.options.skipFields
-            });
+            let dkimField;
+            try {
+                dkimField = (0, sign_js_1.default)(this.headers, this.hashAlgo, this.bodyHash, {
+                    domainName: key.domainName,
+                    keySelector: key.keySelector,
+                    privateKey: key.privateKey,
+                    headerFieldNames: this.options.headerFieldNames,
+                    skipFields: this.options.skipFields
+                });
+            }
+            catch (err) {
+                this.hasErrored = true;
+                this.cleanup();
+                this.output.emit('error', err);
+                return;
+            }
             if (dkimField) {
                 this.output.write(Buffer.from(dkimField + '\r\n'));
             }
@@ -196,7 +205,15 @@ class DKIM {
         }
         const signer = new DKIMSigner(options, this.keys, inputStream, output);
         setImmediate(() => {
-            signer.signStream();
+            try {
+                signer.signStream();
+            }
+            catch (_E) {
+                // the body hash is created here, an unknown hashAlgo throws inside this timer
+                // where nothing else could catch it
+                output.emit('error', sign_js_1.default.unsupportedHashAlgoError(signer.hashAlgo));
+                return;
+            }
             if (writeValue) {
                 setImmediate(() => {
                     inputStream.end(writeValue);

package/dist/cjs/dkim/sign.d.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import crypto from 'node:crypto';
+import type { NodemailerError } from '../errors.js';
 import type { MessageParserHeaderLine } from './message-parser.js';
 /**
  * Private key accepted by crypto.Sign#sign: a PEM string, a Buffer, a KeyObject or an
@@ -45,5 +46,6 @@ export interface DKIMRelaxedHeaders {
 declare function sign(headers: MessageParserHeaderLine[], hashAlgo: string, bodyHash: string, options?: DKIMSignOptions): string | false;
 declare namespace sign {
     var relaxedHeaders: (headers: MessageParserHeaderLine[], fieldNames?: string, skipFields?: string) => DKIMRelaxedHeaders;
+    var unsupportedHashAlgoError: (hashAlgo: string) => NodemailerError;
 }
 export default sign;

package/dist/cjs/dkim/sign.js

@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 const punycode = __importStar(require("../punycode/index.js"));
 const mimeFuncs = __importStar(require("../mime-funcs/index.js"));
 const node_crypto_1 = __importDefault(require("node:crypto"));
+const errors = __importStar(require("../errors.js"));
+/**
+ * Error for a hashAlgo value the crypto module does not know
+ */
+function unsupportedHashAlgoError(hashAlgo) {
+    const err = new Error('Unsupported DKIM hash algorithm "' + hashAlgo + '"');
+    err.code = errors.ECONFIG;
+    return err;
+}
 /**
  * Returns DKIM signature header line
  *
@@ -63,7 +72,13 @@ function sign(headers, hashAlgo, bodyHash, options) {
     const canonicalizedHeaderData = relaxedHeaders(headers, fieldNames, options.skipFields);
     const dkimHeader = generateDKIMHeader(options.domainName, options.keySelector, canonicalizedHeaderData.fieldNames, hashAlgo, bodyHash);
     canonicalizedHeaderData.headers += 'dkim-signature:' + relaxedHeaderLine(dkimHeader);
-    const signer = node_crypto_1.default.createSign(('rsa-' + hashAlgo).toUpperCase());
+    let signer;
+    try {
+        signer = node_crypto_1.default.createSign(('rsa-' + hashAlgo).toUpperCase());
+    }
+    catch (_E) {
+        throw unsupportedHashAlgoError(hashAlgo);
+    }
     // the header lines are 'binary' strings, so this reproduces the original header bytes
     signer.update(canonicalizedHeaderData.headers, 'latin1');
     let signature;
@@ -76,6 +91,7 @@ function sign(headers, hashAlgo, bodyHash, options) {
     return dkimHeader + signature.replace(/(^.{73}|.{75}(?!\r?\n|\r))/g, '$&\r\n ').trim();
 }
 sign.relaxedHeaders = relaxedHeaders;
+sign.unsupportedHashAlgoError = unsupportedHashAlgoError;
 exports.default = sign;
 function generateDKIMHeader(domainName, keySelector, fieldNames, hashAlgo, bodyHash) {
     // the caller supplied tag values are interpolated straight into the tag list, and none of

package/dist/cjs/fetch/index.d.ts

@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ export interface FetchOptions {
     tls?: {
         [key: string]: any;
     } | undefined;
-    /** Request timeout in milliseconds */
+    /** Socket inactivity timeout in milliseconds, defaults to 60000, 0 disables it */
     timeout?: number | undefined;
+    /** Maximum size of the (decoded) response body in bytes, defaults to 64 MB, Infinity disables the limit */
+    maxBytes?: number | undefined;
     /** Maximum number of redirects to follow (default 5) */
     maxRedirects?: number | undefined;
     /** Resolve responses with a status code of 300 or above instead of emitting an error */
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ export interface FetchResponse extends PassThrough {
 declare function nmfetch(url: string, options?: FetchOptions): FetchResponse;
 declare namespace nmfetch {
     var Cookies: typeof import("./cookies.js").default;
+    var DEFAULT_TIMEOUT: number;
 }
 type CookiesJar = Cookies;
 /**

package/dist/cjs/fetch/index.js

@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ const node_net_1 = __importDefault(require("node:net"));
 const errors = __importStar(require("../errors.js"));
 const objects_js_1 = require("../shared/objects.js");
 const MAX_REDIRECTS = 5;
+// a stalled server would otherwise hold the request, and whatever waits on it, open forever
+const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 60 * 1000;
+// the body is usually buffered in memory by the caller, so an unbounded download is refused
+const DEFAULT_MAX_BYTES = 64 * 1024 * 1024;
 // Only genuine TLS settings are taken from options.tls. That object reaches us straight
 // from a user supplied attachment (content.tls), so keys like host, port, path, socketPath
 // or lookup would otherwise repoint the request at a destination that never went through
@@ -252,28 +256,22 @@ function nmfetch(url, options) {
         });
         return fetchRes;
     }
-    if (options.timeout) {
-        req.setTimeout(options.timeout, () => {
-            if (finished) {
-                return;
-            }
-            finished = true;
-            req.abort();
-            const err = new Error('Request Timeout');
-            err.code = errors.EFETCH;
-            err.sourceUrl = url;
-            fetchRes.emit('error', err);
-        });
-    }
-    req.on('error', (err) => {
+    // reports the first failure of this request on fetchRes and releases the request
+    const fail = (err, sourceUrl = url) => {
         if (finished) {
             return;
         }
         finished = true;
         err.code = errors.EFETCH;
-        err.sourceUrl = url;
+        err.sourceUrl = sourceUrl;
         fetchRes.emit('error', err);
-    });
+        req.abort();
+    };
+    const timeout = typeof options.timeout === 'number' && options.timeout >= 0 ? options.timeout : DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
+    if (timeout) {
+        req.setTimeout(timeout, () => fail(new Error('Request Timeout')));
+    }
+    req.on('error', (err) => fail(err));
     req.on('response', res => {
         let inflate;
         if (finished) {
@@ -294,13 +292,7 @@ function nmfetch(url, options) {
             // redirect
             options.redirects++;
             if (options.redirects > options.maxRedirects) {
-                finished = true;
-                const err = new Error('Maximum redirect count exceeded');
-                err.code = errors.EFETCH;
-                err.sourceUrl = url;
-                fetchRes.emit('error', err);
-                req.abort();
-                return;
+                return fail(new Error('Maximum redirect count exceeded'));
             }
             // redirect does not include POST body
             options.method = 'GET';
@@ -320,13 +312,7 @@ function nmfetch(url, options) {
                 // call: that call gets its own `finished` flag and no handle on this
                 // request, so this one would stay open and could emit a second error on
                 // the shared fetchRes once it times out. Callers listen with req.once().
-                finished = true;
-                const err = new Error('Unsupported protocol for URL ' + redirectUrl);
-                err.code = errors.EFETCH;
-                err.sourceUrl = redirectUrl;
-                fetchRes.emit('error', err);
-                req.abort();
-                return;
+                return fail(new Error('Unsupported protocol for URL ' + redirectUrl), redirectUrl);
             }
             // Do not forward credentials when the redirect leaves the original
             // security context: a different host, or a downgrade from https to
@@ -343,41 +329,33 @@ function nmfetch(url, options) {
                     }
                 });
             }
+            // this request is done with, release it so its socket and timeout do not
+            // outlive it and report a late error on the shared fetchRes
+            finished = true;
+            res.resume();
+            req.abort();
             return nmfetch(redirectUrl, options);
         }
         fetchRes.statusCode = res.statusCode;
         fetchRes.headers = res.headers;
         if (res.statusCode >= 300 && !options.allowErrorResponse) {
-            finished = true;
-            const err = new Error('Invalid status code ' + res.statusCode);
-            err.code = errors.EFETCH;
-            err.sourceUrl = url;
-            fetchRes.emit('error', err);
-            req.abort();
-            return;
+            return fail(new Error('Invalid status code ' + res.statusCode));
         }
-        res.on('error', (err) => {
-            if (finished) {
+        res.on('error', (err) => fail(err));
+        const maxBytes = typeof options.maxBytes === 'number' && options.maxBytes > 0 ? options.maxBytes : DEFAULT_MAX_BYTES;
+        const source = inflate || res;
+        let received = 0;
+        source.on('data', (chunk) => {
+            received += chunk.length;
+            if (received <= maxBytes || finished) {
                 return;
             }
-            finished = true;
-            err.code = errors.EFETCH;
-            err.sourceUrl = url;
-            fetchRes.emit('error', err);
-            req.abort();
+            source.unpipe(fetchRes);
+            fail(new Error('Response size exceeds the allowed ' + maxBytes + ' bytes'));
         });
         if (inflate) {
             res.pipe(inflate).pipe(fetchRes);
-            inflate.on('error', (err) => {
-                if (finished) {
-                    return;
-                }
-                finished = true;
-                err.code = errors.EFETCH;
-                err.sourceUrl = url;
-                fetchRes.emit('error', err);
-                req.abort();
-            });
+            inflate.on('error', (err) => fail(err));
         }
         else {
             res.pipe(fetchRes);
@@ -392,11 +370,7 @@ function nmfetch(url, options) {
                 req.write(body);
             }
             catch (err) {
-                finished = true;
-                err.code = errors.EFETCH;
-                err.sourceUrl = url;
-                fetchRes.emit('error', err);
-                return;
+                return fail(err);
             }
         }
         req.end();
@@ -404,6 +378,7 @@ function nmfetch(url, options) {
     return fetchRes;
 }
 nmfetch.Cookies = cookies_js_1.default;
+nmfetch.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
 exports.default = nmfetch;
 module.exports = exports.default;
 Object.defineProperty(module.exports, 'default', { value: exports.default, enumerable: false, writable: true, configurable: true });

package/dist/cjs/package-info.d.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export declare const name = "nodemailer";
-export declare const version = "10.0.11";
+export declare const version = "10.0.12";
 export declare const homepage = "https://nodemailer.com/";

package/dist/cjs/package-info.js

@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 exports.homepage = exports.version = exports.name = void 0;
 exports.name = 'nodemailer';
-exports.version = '10.0.11';
+exports.version = '10.0.12';
 exports.homepage = 'https://nodemailer.com/';

package/dist/cjs/smtp-connection/data-stream.d.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { Transform, type TransformOptions } from 'node:stream';
 /**
  * Escapes dots in the beginning of lines. Ends the stream with <CR><LF>.<CR><LF>
- * Also makes sure that only <CR><LF> sequences are used for linebreaks
+ * Also makes sure that only <CR><LF> sequences are used for linebreaks, bare CR and bare LF
+ * are both turned into <CR><LF>
  *
  * @param options Stream options
  */

package/dist/cjs/smtp-connection/data-stream.js

@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 "use strict";
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 const node_stream_1 = require("node:stream");
+// bytes inserted into the output, shared as they are only ever copied by Buffer.concat
+const INSERT_LF = Buffer.from('\n');
+const INSERT_LF_DOT = Buffer.from('\n.');
+const INSERT_CR = Buffer.from('\r');
+const INSERT_DOT = Buffer.from('.');
 /**
  * Escapes dots in the beginning of lines. Ends the stream with <CR><LF>.<CR><LF>
- * Also makes sure that only <CR><LF> sequences are used for linebreaks
+ * Also makes sure that only <CR><LF> sequences are used for linebreaks, bare CR and bare LF
+ * are both turned into <CR><LF>
  *
  * @param options Stream options
  */
@@ -32,33 +38,35 @@ class DataStream extends node_stream_1.Transform {
         }
         this.inByteCount += chunk.length;
         for (i = 0, len = chunk.length; i < len; i++) {
-            if (chunk[i] === 0x2e) {
-                // .
-                if ((i && chunk[i - 1] === 0x0a) || (!i && (!this.lastByte || this.lastByte === 0x0a))) {
-                    buf = chunk.slice(lastPos, i + 1);
-                    chunks.push(buf);
-                    chunks.push(Buffer.from('.'));
-                    chunklen += buf.length + 1;
-                    lastPos = i + 1;
-                }
+            const byte = chunk[i];
+            const prev = i ? chunk[i - 1] : this.lastByte;
+            let insert = false;
+            if (prev === 0x0d && byte !== 0x0a) {
+                // a bare CR becomes CRLF. A receiver that treats a lone CR as a line end would
+                // otherwise see "\r.\r" as the end of the data (SMTP smuggling), so a dot
+                // following it is stuffed like at the start of any other line
+                insert = byte === 0x2e ? INSERT_LF_DOT : INSERT_LF;
+            }
+            else if (byte === 0x0a && prev !== 0x0d) {
+                // a bare LF becomes CRLF
+                insert = INSERT_CR;
             }
-            else if (chunk[i] === 0x0a) {
-                // \n
-                if ((i && chunk[i - 1] !== 0x0d) || (!i && this.lastByte !== 0x0d)) {
-                    if (i > lastPos) {
-                        buf = chunk.slice(lastPos, i);
-                        chunks.push(buf);
-                        chunklen += buf.length + 2;
-                    }
-                    else {
-                        chunklen += 2;
-                    }
-                    chunks.push(Buffer.from('\r\n'));
-                    lastPos = i + 1;
+            else if (byte === 0x2e && (prev === 0x0a || prev === false)) {
+                // a dot at the start of a line
+                insert = INSERT_DOT;
+            }
+            if (insert) {
+                if (i > lastPos) {
+                    buf = chunk.slice(lastPos, i);
+                    chunks.push(buf);
+                    chunklen += buf.length;
                 }
+                chunks.push(insert);
+                chunklen += insert.length;
+                lastPos = i;
             }
         }
-        if (chunklen) {
+        if (chunks.length) {
             // add last piece
             if (lastPos < chunk.length) {
                 buf = chunk.slice(lastPos);

package/dist/cjs/smtp-connection/index.d.ts

@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ export interface SMTPConnectionOptions {
     secured?: boolean | undefined;
     /** Server name for SNI, defaults to host when that is not an IP address */
     servername?: string | undefined;
-    /** Ignore STARTTLS even when the server advertises it */
+    /** Ignore STARTTLS even when the server advertises it, has no effect when requireTLS is set */
     ignoreTLS?: boolean | undefined;
-    /** Force STARTTLS, fail when the server does not support it */
+    /** Force STARTTLS, fail when the server does not support it. Takes precedence over ignoreTLS and opportunisticTLS */
     requireTLS?: boolean | undefined;
-    /** Continue unencrypted when the STARTTLS upgrade fails */
+    /** Continue unencrypted when the STARTTLS upgrade fails, has no effect when requireTLS is set */
     opportunisticTLS?: boolean | undefined;
     /** Name of the client server, sent with EHLO/HELO, CRLF is stripped */
     name?: string | undefined;
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ export type SMTPConnectionResponseAction = (str: string) => void;
  *  * **port** - is the port to connect to (defaults to 587 or 465)
  *  * **host** - is the hostname or IP address to connect to (defaults to 'localhost')
  *  * **secure** - use SSL
- *  * **ignoreTLS** - ignore server support for STARTTLS
- *  * **requireTLS** - forces the client to use STARTTLS
+ *  * **ignoreTLS** - ignore server support for STARTTLS (has no effect when requireTLS is set)
+ *  * **requireTLS** - forces the client to use STARTTLS, takes precedence over ignoreTLS and opportunisticTLS
  *  * **name** - the name of the client server
  *  * **localAddress** - outbound address to bind to (see: http://nodejs.org/api/net.html#net_net_connect_options_connectionlistener)
  *  * **greetingTimeout** - Time to wait in ms until greeting message is received from the server (defaults to 30 seconds)

package/dist/cjs/smtp-connection/index.js

@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ function isPartialLine(line) {
  *  * **port** - is the port to connect to (defaults to 587 or 465)
  *  * **host** - is the hostname or IP address to connect to (defaults to 'localhost')
  *  * **secure** - use SSL
- *  * **ignoreTLS** - ignore server support for STARTTLS
- *  * **requireTLS** - forces the client to use STARTTLS
+ *  * **ignoreTLS** - ignore server support for STARTTLS (has no effect when requireTLS is set)
+ *  * **requireTLS** - forces the client to use STARTTLS, takes precedence over ignoreTLS and opportunisticTLS
  *  * **name** - the name of the client server
  *  * **localAddress** - outbound address to bind to (see: http://nodejs.org/api/net.html#net_net_connect_options_connectionlistener)
  *  * **greetingTimeout** - Time to wait in ms until greeting message is received from the server (defaults to 30 seconds)
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ class SMTPConnection extends node_events_1.EventEmitter {
         this.id = node_crypto_1.default.randomBytes(8).toString('base64').replace(/\W/g, '');
         this.stage = 'init';
         this.options = options || {};
+        if (this.options.requireTLS && (this.options.ignoreTLS || this.options.opportunisticTLS)) {
+            // requireTLS wins, a contradictory configuration must not quietly fall back to plaintext.
+            // Copied so the caller's (possibly shared) options object is left as it was
+            this.options = Object.assign({}, this.options, { ignoreTLS: false, opportunisticTLS: false });
+        }
         this.secureConnection = !!this.options.secure;
         this.alreadySecured = !!this.options.secured;
         this.port = Number(this.options.port) || (this.secureConnection ? 465 : 587);
@@ -173,6 +178,8 @@ class SMTPConnection extends node_events_1.EventEmitter {
         this._destroyed = false;
         this._closing = false;
         this._currentDataStream = false;
+        this._pendingSend = false;
+        this._connectCallback = false;
         this._onSocketData = chunk => this._onData(chunk);
         this._onSocketError = error => this._onError(error, 'ESOCKET', false, 'CONN');
         this._onSocketClose = () => this._onClose();
@@ -187,7 +194,9 @@ class SMTPConnection extends node_events_1.EventEmitter {
      */
     connect(connectCallback) {
         if (typeof connectCallback === 'function') {
+            this._connectCallback = connectCallback;
             this.once('connect', () => {
+                this._connectCallback = false;
                 this.logger.debug({
                     tnx: 'smtp'
                 }, 'SMTP handshake finished');
@@ -419,6 +428,16 @@ class SMTPConnection extends node_events_1.EventEmitter {
             }
             this._currentDataStream = false;
         }
+        // Detach from the message stream as well. The listener is swapped for a no-op rather than
+        // removed, a stream destroyed with an error later on would otherwise throw it as unhandled
+        if (this._pendingSend) {
+            const { stream, onStreamError } = this._pendingSend;
+            if (stream) {
+                stream.removeListener('error', onStreamError);
+                stream.on('error', TEARDOWN_NOOP);
+            }
+            this._pendingSend = false;
+        }
         if (socket && !socket.destroyed) {
             try {
                 // Clear socket timeout to prevent timer leaks
@@ -606,6 +625,9 @@ class SMTPConnection extends node_events_1.EventEmitter {
                 return;
             }
             returned = true;
+            if (this._pendingSend && this._pendingSend.callback === callback) {
+                this._pendingSend = false;
+            }
             done(err, info);
         };
         if (!message) {
@@ -622,9 +644,16 @@ class SMTPConnection extends node_events_1.EventEmitter {
             });
             return;
         }
+        const pendingSend = {
+            callback,
+            stream: false,
+            onStreamError: err => callback(this._formatError(err, 'ESTREAM', false, 'API'))
+        };
         if (typeof message.on === 'function') {
-            message.on('error', err => callback(this._formatError(err, 'ESTREAM', false, 'API')));
+            pendingSend.stream = message;
+            pendingSend.stream.on('error', pendingSend.onStreamError);
         }
+        this._pendingSend = pendingSend;
         const startTime = Date.now();
         this._setEnvelope(envelope, (err, info) => {
             if (err) {
@@ -817,8 +846,14 @@ class SMTPConnection extends node_events_1.EventEmitter {
         else {
             this.logger.error(data, err.message);
         }
+        // close() forgets the send in flight, it is completed with this same error afterwards so
+        // a late message stream error has nothing left to report
+        const pendingSend = this._pendingSend;
         this.emit('error', err);
         this.close();
+        if (pendingSend) {
+            pendingSend.callback(err);
+        }
     }
     /** @internal */
     _formatError(message, type, response, command) {
@@ -864,14 +899,25 @@ class SMTPConnection extends node_events_1.EventEmitter {
         this.logger.info({
             tnx: 'network'
         }, 'Connection closed');
+        // the unterminated remainder is only reported as a reply (and so gives the error a responseCode)
+        // when it starts like a complete failure reply, not for a fragment such as "55" or a 250
+        const failureResponse = typeof serverResponse === 'string' && /^[45]\d{2}[ -]/.test(serverResponse) ? serverResponse : false;
         if (this.upgrading && !this._destroyed) {
-            return this._onError(new Error('Connection closed unexpectedly'), 'ETLS', serverResponse, 'CONN');
-        }
-        else if (![this._actionGreeting, this.close].includes(this._responseActions[0]) && !this._destroyed) {
-            return this._onError(new Error('Connection closed unexpectedly'), 'ECONNECTION', serverResponse, 'CONN');
+            return this._onError(new Error('Connection closed unexpectedly'), 'ETLS', failureResponse, 'CONN');
+        }
+        if (!failureResponse && this._responseActions[0] === this._actionGreeting && this._connectCallback && !this._destroyed) {
+            // A silent close before the greeting is handed to the connect() callback rather than
+            // emitted as 'error', callers that never saw an error for it must not start throwing one
+            const connectCallback = this._connectCallback;
+            this._connectCallback = false;
+            const err = this._formatError(new Error('Connection closed unexpectedly'), 'ECONNECTION', false, 'CONN');
+            this.logger.warn({ tnx: 'network' }, err.message);
+            connectCallback(err);
+            this.close();
+            return;
         }
-        else if (/^[45]\d{2}\b/.test(serverResponse)) {
-            return this._onError(new Error('Connection closed unexpectedly'), 'ECONNECTION', serverResponse, 'CONN');
+        if (failureResponse || (this._responseActions[0] !== this.close && !this._destroyed)) {
+            return this._onError(new Error('Connection closed unexpectedly'), 'ECONNECTION', failureResponse, 'CONN');
         }
         this._destroy();
     }
@@ -1622,7 +1668,11 @@ class SMTPConnection extends node_events_1.EventEmitter {
                 this._sendCommand('DATA');
             }
             else {
-                err = this._formatError("Can't send mail - all recipients were rejected", 'EENVELOPE', str, 'RCPT TO');
+                // report a temporary rejection when there is one, taking the last reply would mark the
+                // whole message as permanently failed although some recipients were only deferred
+                const deferred = envelope.rejectedErrors.find(rejectedErr => rejectedErr.responseCode && rejectedErr.responseCode < 500);
+                const reply = deferred?.response ?? str;
+                err = this._formatError("Can't send mail - all recipients were rejected", 'EENVELOPE', reply, 'RCPT TO');
                 err.rejected = envelope.rejected;
                 err.rejectedErrors = envelope.rejectedErrors;
                 return callback(err);

package/dist/cjs/smtp-pool/index.d.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export interface SMTPPoolOptions extends SMTPTransportOptions {
     rateLimit?: number | undefined;
     /** Time window for rateLimit in milliseconds, defaults to 1000 */
     rateDelta?: number | undefined;
-    /** How many times a message is requeued when its connection closes while sending, unlimited when not set or negative */
+    /** How many times a message is requeued when its connection closes while sending, defaults to 5, a negative value means unlimited */
     maxRequeues?: number | undefined;
 }
 /**
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export interface SMTPPoolOptions extends SMTPTransportOptions {
 export type SMTPPoolResolvedOptions = SMTPPoolOptions & {
     maxConnections: number;
     maxMessages: number;
+    maxRequeues: number;
 };
 /**
  * Result of a message sent through the pool, same as for the SMTP transport