SMTP code 554 5.4.6
What the knowledge base's own tables say about this code, and which articles say it — a description of the reply, never a placement prediction.
This line comes from a knowledge base article on Gmail, not on the standard.
- Message
- "Message exceeded 50 hops"
- Meaning and fix
- Probably a mail loop; investigate forwarding chains
From Gmail SMTP Errors and Troubleshooting · Recipient and addressing