Aliases and masked aliases

AliasesCopy Anchor Link

An alias is another address that delivers to the same mailbox. Use one for work enquiries, another for family, and reply from whichever address the mail came to.

To add one, open Aliases in the console and choose Add an alias. In the panel, choose Choose an address, type the part before the @, pick one of your verified domains and the mailbox it delivers to, then select Create alias. It starts working within a few seconds. An address can only be used once: a mailbox and an alias can't share it.

Masked aliasesCopy Anchor Link

A masked alias is a random address, like k7mq2xwv9tbn@yourdomain.ca, that you give to one shop, newsletter or sign-up form. If it starts getting spam, switch it off and the mail stops; you'll also know who shared it.

To make one, choose Masked, pick the mailbox it delivers to, and optionally add a note to remind you where you used it. The new address is shown with a copy button. Masked aliases use the domain of the mailbox they deliver to.

Turning aliases off and deleting themCopy Anchor Link

Each alias has a switch in the list. While it's off, mail sent to it is refused and you can't send from it, but the address stays yours, so you can switch it back on later. Deleting an alias (⋮ menu beside it, then Delete…) frees the address. Tick several aliases to turn them on or off, or delete them, together.

When its mailbox is suspended or deleted, an alias stops receiving mail too, and new aliases can't point at a deleted mailbox. A deleted mailbox's aliases stay reserved while it can be restored, and are permanently deleted with it.

Owners and people who manage users can manage aliases for every mailbox in the account. Everyone else sees and manages the aliases of their own mailboxes. Notes are only visible inside your account.

Role addresses such as postmaster@, abuse@, admin@, hostmaster@ and webmaster@ can only be added by an owner or someone who manages users. Whoever holds them receives the domain's abuse reports and the emails that certificate authorities send to prove you own the domain.

Catch-allCopy Anchor Link

On paid plans with your own domain, a catch-all will deliver mail sent to any address at the domain that doesn't exist yet. It's coming in a later release, and will be off by default because it also catches spam sent to made-up names.

How many can I have?Copy Anchor Link

Limits count across your whole account.