CREATING MAIL ALIASES
The Directory Server allows the system administrator to create mail aliases for individual users enabling them to maintain several email addresses. When a mail alias is defined for a particular user, the messages sent to the user's alias will be treated the same as if addressed to the primary address.

To create an alias for a particular user, do the following:

  1. Type a mail alias for the user in the Mail Alias input text box.
  2. Click the Add button.
NOTE:

An alias is like a multiple identity for the user. For example, the original email address is johndoe@ima.com and the alias name is jdoe@ima.com. When a message is sent to jdoe@ima.com, the message will be routed to the original email address, johndoe@ima.com.

After creating an email alias, you need to rebuild the alias table in the Preprocessor configuration web interface for the Directory Server to recognize the newly created aliases in the database.

To edit or delete a user's existing alias, click the alias link under the Email Alias column.