I always recommend more addresses (webmaster@..., abuse@..., etc).
With the careful use of email forwarders, you can have dozens of address but have only one mailbox to check.
If you are managing a website, you have different roles and responsibilities.
- As webmaster, you are responsible for the technical aspects of running the page, ergo you need a "webmaster" address.
- As owner, you have certain responsibilities to the organizations that "run" the Internet; hence, a "postmaster" address.
- From time to time there may be an issue that needs your attention but doesn't actually have anything to do with the technical aspect of your website: you'll need a catch-all "abuse" address.
- If you want to separate inquiries about your product, you may want an "info" address
- Of course you will want an address that goes directly to you by name...
An email forwarder is essentially a relay point, too.
I believe in using email forwarders, also known as an alias, to manage these responsibilities I outlined above.
To start, I create a forwarder to use as a single exit point. This makes the destination address easier to change.
I often use 0.admin@domain... (The "0" in 0.admin is the number zero, not the letter "o") Here's why:
- An address that starts with a zero automatically sorts to the top of the list of address that are sorted by alphabetical order
- Because it is unusual; SPAMMERS don't guess at dotted email addresses
Important: I never advertise or use this email address for anything once I create it. If I ever receive an email addressed to that account then I know something is up. Did I get hacked? - Depending on the phase of the moon or time of day, I may create something different (but always with a dot somewhere in the name!)
0.Forwarder@domain...
0.ExitAddress@domain...
0Exit.Address@domain...
0Exit.email2me@domain...
I forward my 0.admin mail to the "real" email account that I check every day. For example, I might forward 0.admin-@-jaggers.pw to rickjaggers-@-mygmail.com.
Next, I create the usual accounts as forwarders:
- 0.admin@domain... forwarded to abctampabay@gmail...
- Info@domain... forwarded to 0.admin@domain...
- Hello@domain... forwarded to 0.admin@domain...
- Postmaster@domain... forwarded to 0.admin@domain...
- Webmaster@domain... forwarded to 0.admin@domain...
- Abuse@domain... forwarded to 0.admin@domain...
- Rick.Jaggers@domain... forwarded to 0.admin@domain...
If I have two domains to manage, then I'll need 12 new addresses, and but I will still want only one mailbox to check.
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