Add / Edit E-mail Alias

How to get here

Step 1: Enter Alias Name, select Alias Type, then click Save.

Type list:

• Standard Alias
  • Alias Name. Displays the name of the new alias. Aliases are limited to 45 characters and must be created from the character set of A-Z, a-z, 0-9, - (hyphen) and _ (underscore). The name cannot contain spaces and must be unique for the mail domain .
  • Type. Drop down menu displaying the alias type.
  • Resolves To. Place one complete mail address per line (no spaces). Enter an e-mail address on each line (for example, userid@domain.com ).
  • Important: If you enter more than four e-mail addresses, the standard alias is converted to a group alias.
• Group Alias
  • Alias Name. Displays the name for the new alias. Aliases are limited to 45 characters and must be created from the character set of A-Z, a-z, 0-9, - (hyphen) and _ (underscore). The name cannot contain spaces and must be unique for the mail domain.
  • Type. Drop down menu displaying the alias type.
  • Resolves To. Enter an e-mail address per line (no spaces). Enter an e-mail address on each line (for example, userid@domain.com ).
• Program Alias
  • Alias Name. Displays the name for the new alias. Aliases are limited to 45 characters and must be created from the character set of A-Z, a-z, 0-9, - (hyphen) and _ (underscore). The name cannot contain spaces and must be unique for the mail domain.
  • Type. Drop down menu displaying the alias type.
  • Resolves To. Enter the program path, filename, and other required command line parameters to be executed when the program alias receives mail. When an e-mail is sent to the program alias, the executable program is invoked and the entire contents of the message are passed to the program to take specified actions on the e-mail.

Tip: Beeper and Pager functionality have been removed from the Web Administration, but can still be accessed using the Console Administration.

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