Setting Up an Alias for a Host

IMail Server accepts mail addressed to the official host name of the system on which IMail Server is installed. You can set up an alias for the official host name so that IMail Server recognizes another name as valid. For example, if the official host name is mail.domain .com , you can receive mail addressed to user@mail.domain.com, where "user" is a valid user on the host.

If you also want IMail Server to accept mail addressed to user@domain.com, you must enter "domain.com" as an alias for the official host name. It can be entered in the Domain Aliases box on the Domain Properties page. To access the Domain Aliases box, see Getting to Domain Properties.

Example:

If the mail domain name is mail.domain2.com , you can set an alias of domain2.com so that IMail Server accepts mail addressed to fred@mail.domain2.com and fred@domain2.com.

Note: Host Alias requires also that the proper updates to DNS must be made to work correctly.