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Create an alternative email address (alias)
You can create and manage aliases (alternative email addresses) directly from the Mail Service in the Infomaniak administration interface (Manager):
What are alternative email addresses?
An alternative email address, commonly called an alias, is an additional address linked to a primary email address. It does not have its own password or storage space, as it automatically forwards all received messages to the main inbox. For example:
- Primary email address:
florent@domain.xyz - Alternative addresses:
florent.dupont@domain.xyzand/orfd@domain.xyzand/orcontact@domain.xyzetc.
For detailed instructions on creating an alias, please refer to this other guide.
Specific features & benefits
Using an alias allows you to multiply contact points while simplifying daily email management:
- Maintain a single inbox: emails received from multiple aliases are delivered directly to the primary address, avoiding the creation of multiple mailboxes.
- Centralized management: the user does not need to remember multiple passwords; settings such as the signature, auto-reply, or filtering rules are centralized on the primary address.
- Confidentiality and security: the alias allows you to communicate without revealing the primary email address or real identity when sending messages.
- Multi-domain usage: It is possible to connect multiple domain names to the Mail Service to receive messages on different extensions (e.g., .com, .ch, .fr) through a single interface; refer to this other guide.
- Cost optimization: Alternative addresses are not deducted from the address quota included in the Mail Service offer, which allows you to create many identities/spellings without extra cost.
For specific needs, it is also possible (and this applies to all Infomaniak email offers) to generate temporary/on-the-fly aliases to filter incoming emails or register on third-party services without cluttering the main inbox. Refer to this other guide.
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