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My web hosting provider advertises "unlimited numbers of aliases" for email, but actually the "alias" addresses can only receive mail - not send. In technical terms, does email alias require sending capability?
user198350
Posted 2017-10-29T11:41:44.890
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"does email alias require sending capability?" No. However your email program should be able to send mail using any from address that you like. – DavidPostill – 2017-10-29T11:51:37.927
Can you log into the server using one of the aliases? If so, does the alias appear as the From address in sent e-mails? If this is the case, then you will need a separate log-in each time you want to send from that address. If you use a POP3 client, this will be the SMTP server log-in, and you will need separate local accounts for each alias. In any case, you can always put your own Reply to address in any e-mail you send. (Sorry @DavidPostill, I seem to have crossed with you yet again!) – AFH – 2017-10-29T11:55:35.903
@AFH Lol. This is becoming a bizarre coincidence ;) – DavidPostill – 2017-10-29T12:04:09.427
@AFH: I will verify as soon as possible. However, I wonder if the recipient is able to see the source email address. I mainly use aliases to avoid spam and I certainly don't want to expose my real email address. – user198350 – 2017-10-29T12:08:45.087
@AFH: I use IMAP or course, is the procedure more simple? – user198350 – 2017-10-29T12:09:54.920
I can't really comment on IMAP, as I use POP3 to facilitate the way I organise my e-mails locally, but my e-mail client appears to handle the outgoing server set-up similarly. – AFH – 2017-10-29T12:20:33.467