How Do I Create Email Accounts in cPanel?
- 08 Feb 2023
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How Do I Create Email Accounts in cPanel?
- Updated on 08 Feb 2023
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1. Log into cPanel.
2. In the Email section, click "Email Accounts".
3. Click on "+Create" to create your new email account:
4. In the Email field, type the name you would like the email account to have.
5. In the Password fields, type the desired password.
6. Make a selection for Mailbox Quota.
7. Click "+Create".
Send Only Email (do-not-reply addresses)
Advanced email users will sometimes need a "Do not reply" email address (such as forum moderators that need an address to send notifications). The following steps will allow you to disable incoming email for an address, if you do not need SMTP access to that address you may skip the steps above. To disable incoming mail for an address:
1. Log into cPanel.
2. In the Email section, click Forwarders.
3. Now that you are within the Forwarders page click "Add Forwarder".
4. On the Add a New Forwarder page:
5. Enter the email name and select the domain for the address.
6. Select "Discard and send an error to the sender(at SMTP time)."
7. Enter the failure message you would like users to receive.
8. Click Add Forwarder
Note: If you do not wish for users to receive an error message, click Advanced Options and select Discard (Not Recommended).
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