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Set Default Address – cPanel

Learn How to Set Default Address in cPanel. It allows you to set up a default address (a catch-all address) that receives any mail for an invalid email address for the domain. You can also define how the default address handles incoming messages. The default address may receive messages for your existing email addresses if they contain typos or other issues.


Video tutorial – Set Default Address in cPanel


Step-by-step tutorial – Set Default Address in cPanel

  1. Login to cPanel.

    Tutorial: login from the Client Area or the direct link.

    Find the Email section and click the Default Address link.

    Extilum cPanel - Email - Default Address

  2. Default Address Maintenance

    Send all unrouted email for the following domain
    – select the domain for which you wish to set or update a default address.

    Extilum cPanel - Email - Default Address

  3. Default Address Maintenance

    Choose one option:
    Discard the email while your server processes it by SMTP time with an error message
    — Select this setting to send an error message to the sender. Then, enter an error message in the Failure Message (seen by sender) text box.
    Forward to Email Address
    — Select this setting to forward mail to another address. Then, enter the email address or your cPanel account’s username in the Forward to Email Address text box.

    Extilum cPanel - Email - Default Address

  4. Advanced Options

    Or choose one of advanced options:
    Forward to your system account
    — Select this setting to forward mail to the system account.
    Pipe to a Program
    — Select this setting to forward messages to a program at the path that you define in the available text box.
    Discard (Not Recommended)
    — Select this setting to delete incoming messages and not send a failure notice.
    Click the Change button.

    Extilum cPanel - Email - Default Address

  5. Wait for the success message.

    Extilum cPanel - Email - Default Address

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