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Creating a catch-all email account

  • Applies to: (dv) 3.0, (dv) 3.5, (dv) Nitro, (gs)

  • Difficulty: Easy

  • Time needed: 5 minutes

  • Tools needed: None

 
  • Applies to: (gs)
    • Difficulty: Easy
    • Time Needed: 10
    • Tools Required: AccountCenter access
  • Applies to: (dv) 4.0
    • Difficulty: Easy
    • Time Needed: 10
    • Tools Required: Plesk administrator access
  • Applies to: (dv) 3.5
    • Difficulty: Easy
    • Time Needed: 10
    • Tools Required: Plesk administrator access

Overview

The following guide will show you how to create a catch-all on the (gs) Grid-Service(dv) Dedicated-Virtual Server.

CAUTION

  • It is important to note that adding a catch-all has been known to produce more spam.
  • It is also advisable that you do not forward a catch-all to a external email address.

Instructions

  1. Sign on to your AccountCenter.
  2. Click on your primary domain.
  3. Click on the Email Alias icon. See Figure 1 below:

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    Figure 1.

  4. Click on Add new email alias

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  5. Fill out Settings:

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    Email alias address: LEAVE BLANK to create the catch-all
    Forward Email To: Here you can use to forward to a internal email address or a external email address.
    Auto-reply with this message: Here you can set a auto-reply message of your choice. If you do not want a auto-reply you can simply leave this blank.
  6. Click OK after reading the warning:

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  7. Done!
  1. Create your email alias. See this article for detailed instructions: How do I create an email alias/forwarder?
  2. Log into the Plesk Control Panel for your domain. See Figure 1:


    Figure 1: The Plesk Control Panel.

  3. Click on the Mail tab at the top. See Figure 2:

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    Figure 2: Click on Mail.

  4. Click on Change Settings.

  5. Under Settings, select Forward to address and enter the email alias from Step 1.
  6. Click OK to save your changes.

 

End of Life Warning

This service has a pending End of Life. Please move to a current service as soon as possible. For more information, please see: (dv) Dedicated-Virtual 4.0: Migration Information.

 


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