Creating an alias for an account

Administrators can create aliases for user accounts to help users manage the email that they receive.

About this task

Email aliases are useful for several purposes. Users can employ aliases to receive email anonymously, manage email for different projects, or virtually change their addresses.

Procedure

To create an email alias for a user:

  1. Click Administration > Manage Organization.
  2. Click Web Mail Cloud > Mail Account Manager.
  3. Find the user in the list. You can also enter the user's Web Mail Cloud email address and click Search.
  4. Click Add alias account for the selected user name. Any existing aliases are listed here.
  5. Enter the name for the alias account and click Add to include in the list of aliases for the user.

What to do next

You can delete an alias by clicking the Action icon for the appropriate alias.