Setting up a catch-all email in DirectAdmin

Do you want to make sure that all your email arrives at a single address? Then you can set up a catch-all email. In this knowledge base article, you can read how to do this. 

Step 1

Log in to DirectAdmin, don't know how? Then check out the following article: https://mijn.host/kb/hoe-log-ik-in-op-directadmin/

Step 2

Within DirectAdmin, go to Advanced Features and then Catch-All E-mail.

configure catch all

Step 3

configure catch all

In the top screen, you can choose what happens to the email if it cannot be successfully delivered to the email address.

  • Fail: With this option, the sender receives a message that the email address does not exist.
  • Ignore: Here the email is discarded and ignored, note that the sender does not receive a notification that the email address does not exist.
  • Address: If you want the message to be forwarded, you can enter the desired email address here. 

The changes will be processed immediately and the catch-all email is then configured.


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