Sending email to incorrect email address - are they preserved or discarded?

Question

I've sent an email with some data to a wrong email address. The domain exist, but the username ([e-mail]) doesn't. Due to that I've got an auto reply with 550 error. What the typical case in that situation? Is the email discarded or it stays at the recipient server?

Answer 1

Since you got the bounce back, the recipient server discarded the email. You'll need to resend this email to the right email address.