Email forwarders

[cdz]

Just want to make sure I'm setting up my email correctly, because I find the control panel mail options slightly confusing.

I setup 1 account besides my "main account", and forwarders for all my other aliases that go to that account I created. I plan of not using the "main account", but the one I created to check/send email.

Also, what is the "default" account? is this where I'll get all the spam... (a@photo-chaz.net, b@photo-chaz.net, etc), I mean, all addresses not defined for my domain???

Thanks

[tbj]

The default account is where all email goes that does not have a account set up for the address.

I use it to track where my spam comes from. For example, I use amazon@mydomain.com as the email address for purchases at amazon.com. If someone sends spam to that address I know who they bought their mailing list from. (amazon is just a prominant name for this example - they actually are quite good with their mailing lists). I use the webmail interface to empty it out periodically.

If I remember right, forwarders only send a copy to the address you specify. You will still end up with the message in your default account or an account you created for that address.

[Aragorn450]

Yes, you've got the default address defination correct.

Everything else sounds fine... :)

Charlie

[cdz]

Thanks guys. Validation on the control panel is not very extensive... I had entered account instead of account@photo-chaz.net as my default...