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Q: "What
is a Catch-All E-Mail Account and how to I configure/access it?"
A: A "catch-all" e-mail
account receives e-mails addressed to undefined or nonexistent
users. For example, if an e-mail is addressed to "joe@yourdomain.com" but
the username "joe" does not exist on that domain, the
email is automatically routed to the catch-all account.
Most users will have at least two e-mail accounts set up of their
server. One would be a "real" e-mail address to give
out to family, friends, business contacts and anyone else you actually
wish to hear from. The other might be a "generic" catch-all
account so literally ANYTHING addressed to your domain would be
received by this account. You must check for mail messages in BOTH
these accounts on your server to retrieve your messages.
Catch all account are great because you can literally make up
new "address" on the spot without having to reconfigure
settings on your computer. You can use these addresses such as "ebaybids@yourdomain.com" or "onlineshopping@yourdomain.com" to
maintain a little privacy when subscribe to online newsletters
or services. This technique will help to keep spam away from your "real" e-mail
address. Also e-mail programs, such as Microsoft Outlook and Mail
for OS X, can be configured with "Rules" to automatically
flag certain e-mails and automatically file them into a "Junk" folder.
Please refer to the software documentation of these programs for
more information.
Please refer to the table below for some examples:
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Primary
(personal)
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johnsmith
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for all personal and professional
correspondence
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johnsmith@yourdomain.com
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Catch-All
(mail bagging)
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yourdomain
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for general use; to give out
for surveys; newsletter sign ups, online shopping, etc.
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anything@yourdomain.com
shopping@yourdomain.com
shipping@yourdomain.com
questions@yourdomain.com
jobsearch@yourdomain.com
ilovecake@yourdomain.com
leavemealone@yourdomain.com
The possibilities are
endless.
As long as the e-mail address ends with "@yourdomain.com" it
will be delivered to the Catch-All account
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Also see:
How can I prevent spam?
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