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Mail domain

One domain: mailboxes, forwarders and catch-all, spam rules, branding, deliverability, mail security.

Mailboxes

Mailboxes, forwarding, spam rules and mail security for this domain. Pills on top: mailboxes, forwarders, deliverability grade.

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A mail domain. Mailboxes, size limits, actions.
Box / buttonWhat it does
Outbound routingRelays, routes, sending limits. See Outbound routing.
Add mailboxNew mailbox. See below.
Search mailboxes…Filter the list.
Mailbox · Size limit · StatusAddress, limit (no limit), active.
ManageThe mailbox's own page. See One mailbox.
Reset passwordGenerate a new password (shown once, to hand over) or Set this password (at least 10 characters).
Size limitMegabytes. 0 = no limit. Full mailbox: mail refused, sender told.
Sign in asOpens their mailbox console as them. Recorded as you.
DeleteRemoves the mailbox and its mail. No undo but a backup.

New mailbox

Box / buttonWhat it does
AddressThe part before the @, e.g. sales.
Size limit (MB)Default 0 = no limit, within your account's allowance.
Password (optional)Blank: a strong one is generated and shown once. Set: at least 10 characters.

Forwarding and aliases

Box / buttonWhat it does
Add forwarderMail to one address goes to others. Nothing stored for it.
AddressThe part before the @, e.g. info. @ alone = catch-all: everything no mailbox takes.
Forward toFull addresses, comma separated. Outside the platform needs external forwarding.
catch-allPill on the catch-all row.
Edit · DeleteChange destinations, or remove.

Always accept or always reject

Box / buttonWhat it does
Add ruleOne sender or domain.
RuleAlways accept — never treat as spam or Always reject — refuse at the door.
Sender or domaine.g. someone@example.com or example.com.
Applies toThe whole domain (every mailbox), or one mailbox.

Why was a message scored that way?

Box / buttonWhat it does
Paste boxThe message as it arrived, headers and all.
Score itShows the action, score, threshold, what raised and what lowered it. Nothing delivered, stored or learned.

Spam thresholds

Box / buttonWhat it does
Move to Junk atScore above which mail goes to Junk. Lower = stricter. Empty = platform default.
Refuse atScore above which mail is refused and the sender told. Keep it well above Junk.
Skip greylisting for this domainGreylisting delays the first message from a new sender. Skip it when mail must arrive at once.
Save · CancelApply or drop.

Webmail branding

What users see when they install webmail as an app.

Box / buttonWhat it does
App name · Short nameThe installed app's names.
Theme colour · BackgroundColour pickers.
Iconyour own or the platform default. Upload a new one (PNG, SVG, JPEG). Remove it.
SaveApplies.

Flow, deliverability, sizes

Box / buttonWhat it does
Mail flowDelivered, Bounced, Deferred, Refused, Spam, over recent days.
DeliverabilityWhether other servers will accept your mail. One check per line, with the fix. Grade: good, improvable, action needed.
Mailbox sizesUsed and allocated per mailbox, against your allowance.
Spam filteringScanned, sent to Junk, refused outright, briefly delayed. Top rules.
Mail that keeps going to JunkSignals that mark senders down for how mail was sent. Tick to stop one counting. recommended shown.

Mail security

Box / buttonWhat it does
DKIM signingSigns outgoing mail. The DNS record to publish, copy, published or not. Rotate replaces the key.
MTA-STSSenders must encrypt. testing, enforce or off. Start in testing.
Send failure reports toDefault postmaster@ your domain.
Senders cache the policy for (seconds)Default 604800.
DANE / TLSAPublishes this server's certificate in DNS. Needs DNSSEC on the zone. on / off.

Send a copy of every message

Box / buttonWhat it does
Send copies toOne address, e.g. archive@example.com. Checked before saving.
Which mailreceived and sent, received only, sent only.
SaveAsks to confirm. Copies are blind: nobody is told. Check you are allowed to.
Turn offStops copying.

Outgoing mail

Mail your own mailboxes send is scanned too, against higher thresholds. Catches a hijacked account early.

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