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Thread ID: 34855	2003-06-25 23:34:00	Question what is 'Alias Email address"???	jackyht (3685)	Press F1

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155135	2003-06-25 23:34:00	Hi Just a question for you? I see a lot of internet company have so called "Alias Email Address", i am really not sure how it works... let say Person A have the main account, and Person B have the alias email address, how do Person B get his/her email by using those email program or web-based Thanks alot for the help jacky	jackyht (3685)
155136	2003-06-25 23:44:00	My understanding is that an alias goes to the same mailbox. example: chris@my-domain.co.nz is my email address hello@my-domain.co.nz also reaches me, it goes to the same mailbox. however, my-freind@my-domain.co.nz goes to a seperate mailbox, and is picked up seperately. It is therefore not an alias. *these are hopefully not real addresses .Chris	Chris (3346)
155137	2003-06-25 23:55:00	An alias address gets sent to the main account and is accessed with the username and password for the main account and downloaded into the inbox of the main account. They are not very useful, generally only used if the person using the main account wants another address for some reason to download with the main one. They do not have their own password for access so are not suitable if used by more then one person. Domain email as mentioned by Chris work differently, the mail rules for the Domain email can be set up so that specific addresses can be sent to any ISP mailbox for downloading.	Jim B (153)
155138	2003-06-26 02:02:00	Thanks guys now i understand but anyway, wot is the point that those ISP offered this kind of email address anyway??? Then I rather use Hotmail or Yahoo mail or other free web-based email address. Jacky	jackyht (3685)
155139	2003-06-26 02:21:00	Some people have custom domains, like @flowers.co.nz for example, and would rather not use info@flowers.co.nz and then put out webmasterflowers@hotmail.com!	Chilling_Silently (228)
155140	2003-06-26 02:22:00	There is no point in giving out an alias address and most ISP's will give you additional real email addresses with their own account name and password either as part of your original plan or for a minimal charge to have one added. There is one particular ISP which only gives additional addresses as aliases,if you want another real email address you are required to sign up for an additional connection plan.	Jim B (153)
155141	2003-06-26 03:07:00	>Whats the point? One point is as a temp disposible address, take risks with it, attract spam, get rid of it when it gets too much of it. Use it for a one of project, kill it after the project is complete. Also the "main" address is often a persons log-in name. Sometimes it is better to give out an alias. Also they are good for people who have names that often get spelt wrong. ann@a-domain.co.nz might want to get the mail that is invairably sent to anne. John might wish to have john, jon, johny, jonny, etc. And if John was the current accountant, all Johns mail might be ending up at accounts@a-domain.co.nz .Chris	Chris (3346)
155142	2003-06-26 04:39:00	In my case I have a username which is my main account address. I also have a part time job which I have advertised as an alias. By having an alias for work I can set up an alert that will only recognise my work email address and I get notified on my mobile. Aliases are good for kids as well so that they have their own email address (an alias) but I can monitor (they're only primary school age) which is good for family overseas to send stuff directly to them. sam m	sam m (517)
155143	2003-06-26 05:10:00	Also many email clients can sort mail by the address, even if it is picked up from the same box. An example of such use is my PF1 notifications, they go to a seperate directory from my main mail. They use a dedicated address i can change at a moments notice should it ever attact the dreaded "S" word. .Chris	Chris (3346)
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