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{{Important|<br>Set up a "catch-all" mailbox ''in a separate domain'' to accept messages of the form <tt>xyz@your-special-domain.com</tt>. | {{Important|<br>Set up a "catch-all" mailbox ''in a separate domain'' to accept messages of the form <tt>xyz@your-special-domain.com</tt>. | ||
:* Messages are deleted from the mailbox after they are read, so you don't want to use your standard mailboxes. | :* Messages are deleted from the mailbox after they are read, so you don't want to use your standard mailboxes. | ||
:* A ''catch-all'' mailbox collects everything sent to the specified domain.<br>(That way, | :* A ''catch-all'' mailbox collects everything sent to the specified domain.<br>(That way, you don't have to set up a separate mailbox for each user.) | ||
:* Using a separate domain ensures that none of your regular mail goes into the catch-all mailbox. | :* Using a separate domain ensures that none of your regular mail goes into the catch-all mailbox. | ||
''Learn more:'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch-all Catch-all] mailboxes}} | ''Learn more:'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch-all Catch-all] mailboxes}} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:31, 30 August 2012
Important:
Set up a "catch-all" mailbox in a separate domain to accept messages of the form xyz@your-special-domain.com.- Messages are deleted from the mailbox after they are read, so you don't want to use your standard mailboxes.
- A catch-all mailbox collects everything sent to the specified domain.
(That way, you don't have to set up a separate mailbox for each user.) - Using a separate domain ensures that none of your regular mail goes into the catch-all mailbox.
Learn more: Catch-all mailboxes
