E-Mail Aliases
An e-Mail alias is simply a forwarding e-mail
address. Each e-mail alias you create simply forwards e-mail on to any e-mail
address that you specify. E-Mail aliases are often used to create handy
replacements for long or difficult-to-remember e-mail addresses. They can
also be used to create generic e-mail addresses such as webmaster@yourcompany.com
and info@yourcompany.com.
For example, say you want to create a webmaster e-mail alias on the yourcompany.com VPS that
automatically and immediately forwards to your local ISP e-mail account, you@your-isp.com. On the
yourcompany.com VPS, you would create an e-mail alias like this:
webmaster: you@your-isp.com
It's that easy! And you can create as many e-mail aliases as you want on your VPS: there's no limit!
Creating and Managing E-Mail Aliases
There are several methods you can use to create e-mail aliases on your VPS
iManager
iManager Tools and Wizards allow you to use your own web browser to easily create e-mail aliases on your
VPS
Creating E-Mail Aliases
Connect to your Virtual Server via Telnet or SSH and do the following.
- Add the e-mail alias to your ~/etc/aliases file. Use an online file editor, like pico,
or transfer the file to your PC in order to add the alias. Be sure to download and upload the
~/etc/aliases file in ASCII mode.
The e-mail alias you create in your ~/etc/aliases file should look something like this:
alias: e-mail_address
- Run the vnewaliases command.
% vnewaliases
Removing E-Mail Aliases
Connect to your Virtual Server via Telnet or SSH and do the following.
- Remove the e-mail alias from your ~/etc/aliases file. Use an online file editor, like
pico, or transfer the file to your PC in order to remove the alias. Be sure to download and upload
the ~/etc/aliases file in ASCII mode.
- Run the vnewaliases command.
% vnewaliases
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