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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 Virtual Server that
automatically and immediately forwards to your local ISP e-mail account,
you@your-isp.com. On the yourcompany.com
Virtual Server, 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 Virtual Server: there's no limit!
Creating Aliases
There are several methods you can use to create e-mail aliases on your
Virtual Server.
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iManager
iManager Tools and Wizards allow you to use
your own web browser to easily create e-mail aliases on your Virtual
Server.
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Telnet/SSH
You can create e-mail aliases during a Telnet/SSH session with your
Virtual Server.
Connect to your Virtual Server via Telnet or SSH and do the following.
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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
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Run the vnewaliases command.
% vnewaliases
Removing Aliases
iManager contains a utility to remove aliases. If you wish
to use Telnet/SSH, connect to your Virtual Server via Telnet or SSH and do the following.
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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.
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Run the vnewaliases command.
% vnewaliases
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