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--- config:alias.cfg [2018/12/20 06:19] – add link to server:mail... wkitty42
+++ config:alias.cfg [2022/03/14 19:29] – [See Also] tags Andre
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-====== Alias.cfg ======
+====== Email Alias Configuration ======
-Sample ctrl/alias.cfg
+The ''alias.cfg'' file allows the configuration of special aliases for incoming Internet (SMTP/SMTPS) e-mail messages into the Synchronet [[server:Mail]] Server.
+Sample ''[[dir:ctrl]]/alias.cfg'' file:
 <code>
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 </code>
-Each of the above aliases are used to check for inbound email addressed to alias@your.domain.invalid. If a matching email is found, it is placed into user #1's mail box.
+Each of the above aliases are used to check for inbound email addressed to ''//alias//@your.domain.invalid''. If an incoming email recipient matches one of the listed alias, the mail message is saved into user #1's mail box.
+Aliases can also be setup for receiving email messages into a sub-board (e.g. for gating a mailing list) or for forwarding mail to external mail servers.
 ===== See Also =====
-  * [[:config:|config index]]
+  * [[:config:|Configuration]]
-  * [[server:mail|mail server]]
+  * [[server:mail|Mail server]]
-{{tag>}}
+{{tag>email mail_server messaging smtp cfg}}