One practical use of email aliasing is
to create an alternate, easy-to-remember
address for a long or awkward email
account. This is similar to the practice
of using words or phrases in place of
telephone numbers. For example, a
customer might have trouble remembering
a phone number such as 1-800-932-1212
but have little difficulty remembering
1-800-WEATHER. Likewise, if you have an
awkward address such as “11243.332@somedomain.com,”
you may wish to provide an alias such as
“fred@yourdomain.com” that is easier to
recall and points to the same
destination.
Also, aliases can be used to give your
organization a larger, corporate
appearance. Instead of telling people to
direct their questions regarding sales,
support, employment, and general
information all to the same address, you
can create aliases at “sales@yourdomain.com,”
“support@yourdomain.com,” “jobs@yourdomain.com,”
and “info@yourdomain.com,” all of which
can be redirected to a single address.
One must remember that a alias is not a
user and has no ability to send mail on
its own. This is another way to hide
your true mail user name from mail
harvesting software. |
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