How To Set Up a Catch-All Email Account in Plesk
This article explains how to set up a Catch-All email account in Plesk. It defines how catch-all accounts handle emails sent to non-existent or incorrect addresses within a domain and provides the steps to configure this feature. By following this guide, you will understand how to route misaddressed emails to a designated mailbox and manage incoming messages for their domain.
NOTE: After creating email accounts in Plesk, you can use it to set up the Catch-All Email account. If you haven’t, please follow click this link to learn how to create mail accounts in Plesk.
How To Set up a Catch-All Email Account in Plesk
Follow the steps below to set up a Catch-All email account in Plesk:
- Access your Hosting Manager.
- Click Mail from the left-side menu.
- Click on the Mail Settings tab at the top.
- Click the domain name whose stray emails you wish to receive and manage.
- Select Forward to address and specify the email address (email account) that will receive all the stray emails.
IMPORTANT:
- The specified email address should belong to the selected domain name.
For example, if you are setting up a Catch-All email account for mydomain.com, then you can Forward to address: [email protected] or [email protected], and not to [email protected] - Ensure that the account specified here is a working email account so you are able to access it anytime.
- The specified email address should belong to the selected domain name.
- Click OK to save.
NOTE: Any email sent to misspelled or non-existent addresses on your domain will now be sent to the address you typed in the text box under Forward to address.
For assistance, or if you have any questions in setting up a Catch-All email account in Plesk, please contact us.