Setting Up Email Aliases

An email alias is an email address that forwards to another email address. For example, if your account’s primary email address is "js10435@example.com," you might create an email alias called "johnsmith@example.com,” which could be easier for people to remember. Messages sent to your "johnsmith@example.com" alias would then automatically forward to your "js10435@example.com" address.

Configuring an Account to Deliver Messages to Your Inbox

1. Sign in to your Thundermail dashboard.
2. Scroll down to the “Email Settings” section. You will see “Email Aliases” options there.
3. Click the "Add email alias" button.
4. Enter in a name (the first part of the email address before the “@” symbol).
5. Make sure the correct domain you want to use is selected from the dropdown menu next to it.
6. Press the “Submit” button.

That’s all! Thundermail will now start forwarding mail through your alias to your primary email address.

With your Thunderbird Pro plan, you can create up to 15 @thundermail.com or @tb.pro aliases in this way. If you are creating aliases for your custom domain, you can set up unlimited aliases for that domain!

Using Custom Domain Aliases With Thunderbird Identities

For every alias you create in Thundermail, you will have to create a new identity in Thunderbird in order to send email with that alias. Here's how using an example custom domain glamroc.com, Thundermail address roc@thundermail.com, and a custom domain alias roc@glamroc.com:

1. Click the Thunderbird menu and select "Account Settings"
2. Click on your thundermail.com account in the left sidebar, which in our example is: roc@thundermail.com
3. Go to "Manage Identities…" and then "Add…"
4. Add your custom domain alias (like our example roc@glamroc.com) by filling in the "New Identity" form
5. Cick "OK." when you are done.
6. If you want this to be the default identity when composing new email, click on the new identity and then select "Set Default."
7. Close out of these settings.

In this example exercise, the custom domain alias roc@glamroc.com is now the default identity when writing new email, and you could send and receive email on both roc@thundermail.com and roc@glamroc.com by selecting the appropriate identity.

To learn more about identities in Thunderbird, please see our comprehensive guide on using identities!