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An '''email alias''' is a forwarding email address, it automatically allows an email that is sent to an alias to be forwarded to the specified email address.
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An '''email alias''' is a forwarding email address, it automatically allows an email that is sent to an alias to be forwarded to a specified email address.
  
  
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To add an email alias:
 
To add an email alias:
  
 
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#Click on the '''Email''' tab.
 
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#Locate '''Email Accounts'''.
#Go to the '''Email''' tab.
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#Click '''Email Alias'''.
#Locate '''Email Accounts''', click '''Email Alias'''.
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#Click '''Add new Email alias'''.
 
#Click '''Add new Email alias'''.
  
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[[File:Add new email alias.png|none|Add new email alias.png]]
 
[[File:Add new email alias.png|none|Add new email alias.png]]
  
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When you arrive at the '''Email Alias '''page:
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<ol start="5">
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<li>In the '''Email '''field:<ol start="1" style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
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<li>create an email alias in the '''Alias '''field. (E.g. ''johndoe''<span style="display: none" data-cke-bookmark="1">&nbsp;</span>)</li>
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<li>from the '''Domain''' dropdown list, select the domain that will be forwarding emails. (E.g. ''example.com'')</li>
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</ol></li>
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</ol>
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<ol start="6">
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<li>From the '''Destination '''dropdown list, select the email address to forward emails to.</li>
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<li>Select the '''Active '''checkbox to activate the email alias. To deactivate the email alias unselect the checkbox.</li>
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<li>Click '''Save.'''</li>
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</ol>
  
 
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<br/>'''[[File:Email alias screen.png|none|Email alias screen.png]]'''
When you arrive at the '''Email Alias '''page:  
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1. In the '''Email '''field;
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a) create an email alias in the '''Alias '''field. (E.g. ''johndoe''''')'''
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; b) from the '''Domain''' dropdown list, select an email address to forward emails to. (E.g. ''qwert.us'')
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2. From the '''Destination '''dropdown list, select the email address.&nbsp; (Users with this domain will also receive emails sent to email addresses under the domain alias.
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3. Select the '''Active '''checkbox to activate the email alias. To deactivate the email alias unselect the checkbox.
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4. Click '''Save.'''
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Latest revision as of 11:12, 7 November 2016

An email alias is a forwarding email address, it automatically allows an email that is sent to an alias to be forwarded to a specified email address.


To add an email alias:

  1. Click on the Email tab.
  2. Locate Email Accounts.
  3. Click Email Alias.
  4. Click Add new Email alias.


Add new email alias.png

When you arrive at the Email Alias page:

  1. In the Email field:
    1. create an email alias in the Alias field. (E.g. johndoe )
    2. from the Domain dropdown list, select the domain that will be forwarding emails. (E.g. example.com)
  1. From the Destination dropdown list, select the email address to forward emails to.
  2. Select the Active checkbox to activate the email alias. To deactivate the email alias unselect the checkbox.
  3. Click Save.

Email alias screen.png