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Q: I want to create two new e-mail addresses for my business other than the ID address.

I wish to create two new e-mail addresses for my business in addition to my ID address. What steps should I follow to do this? I assume these would be XXXX@iCloud.com in form?

Posted on Oct 28, 2015 3:55 PM

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Q: I want to create two new e-mail addresses for my business other than the ID address.

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  • by Camelot,Apple recommended

    Camelot Camelot Oct 28, 2015 3:57 PM in response to hillwright
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    Oct 28, 2015 3:57 PM in response to hillwright

    Assuming you mean email aliases (other email addresses that map to the same mailbox/account), try:

     

    iCloud: Create or change email aliases

  • by hillwright,

    hillwright hillwright Oct 28, 2015 4:14 PM in response to Camelot
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    Oct 28, 2015 4:14 PM in response to Camelot

    Thanks. It refers me to "iCloud Mail" Preferences to proceed. I am now looking for iCloud Mail.

    Where do I go to begin to navigate around iCloud?

  • by Camelot,Apple recommended

    Camelot Camelot Oct 28, 2015 10:20 PM in response to hillwright
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    Oct 28, 2015 10:20 PM in response to hillwright

    You're right - that article doesn't make it clear, does it?

     

    Check https://www.icloud.com/#mail

    From there, click the Gear icon in the lower left corner and choose Preferences, then 'Accounts'.

  • by hillwright,

    hillwright hillwright Oct 30, 2015 6:34 AM in response to Camelot
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    Oct 30, 2015 6:34 AM in response to Camelot

    Thanks for the earlier help. I have created three aliases. I'll call them A, B and C for the moment. "A" seems to work fine. It appears in my Mail folder and sends and receives during tests.

    But the "B" and "C" addresses are created and appear to be OK in all ways BUT they do not appear in the Mail folder and will not send or receive as expected.

  • by Camelot,Apple recommended

    Camelot Camelot Nov 1, 2015 7:17 PM in response to hillwright
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    Nov 1, 2015 7:17 PM in response to hillwright

    But the "B" and "C" addresses are created and appear to be OK in all ways BUT they do not appear in the Mail folder and will not send or receive as expected.

     

    The B and C accounts are not true accounts in that they don't have their own server settings (username, password, etc.). Instead all email sent to these addresses is directed to the main account's mailbox, so when you fetch mail on your client, all mail sent to A, B or C will appear in your Inbox.

     

    If you want to filter the B and C mail into separate folders you can setup a mail rule on your mail client to look for the 'To' address.


    If you want to send mail from these addresses you need to configure your mail client to let you do so. In recent (10.11.x) versions of Mac OS X this will be configured in Mail.app for you. In other versions/apps you may have to do it yourself (add the A, B and C addresses in the 'email address' field)