To set a default email address in cPanel, follow these steps:
1. Log in to cPanel:
Access your cPanel account using your web browser and log in with your username and password.
2. Navigate to the "Default Address" section:
Once you're logged in, look for and click on the "Default Address" icon or link. It's usually located in the Mail section of cPanel.
3. Choose the default email address option:
In the Default Address section, you'll see several options for handling unrouted emails. These options determine how your server handles emails sent to non-existent or misspelled email addresses for your domain. The available options are:
- Discard with error to sender (Recommended): The server will discard the email and send an error message to the sender.
- Forward to email address: The server will forward all unrouted emails to a specific email address you specify.
- Pipe to a program: The server will send unrouted emails to a custom script or program.
- Discard (Not Recommended): The server will discard the email without sending any error message.
4. Set up the default email address:
If you want to forward unrouted emails to a specific email address, choose the "Forward to email address" option. Then, enter the email address where you want to receive all the unrouted emails.
5. Click on "Change":
After selecting the desired default email address option and providing the necessary details, click on the "Change" or "Save" button to save your changes.
Please note that setting a default email address is useful for handling emails that are sent to non-existent or misspelled email addresses on your domain. If someone sends an email to an address that doesn't exist on your server, it will be routed according to the default address setting.
Once you've set up the default email address, the server will handle unrouted emails according to your chosen option. For example, if you set it to forward to a specific email address, all emails sent to non-existent addresses on your domain will be forwarded to that address. If you set it to discard with an error, the sender will receive an error message indicating that the email address does not exist.
