Catchall email office 365
A catch-all email address in Office 365!
A catch-all email address is a special email address that captures all incoming emails that are not addressed to a specific mailbox or alias in your Office 365 organization. This can be useful for various purposes, such as:
- Redirecting unknown emails: If you have a public-facing email address or a website with a contact form, you can set up a catch-all email address to capture any emails that are not addressed to a specific mailbox.
- Monitoring email traffic: By setting up a catch-all email address, you can monitor all incoming emails to your organization, even if they are not addressed to a specific mailbox.
- Preventing email loss: If you have a large number of users in your organization, it's possible that some emails may be lost or misdirected. A catch-all email address can help ensure that all emails are captured and delivered to the correct mailbox.
To set up a catch-all email address in Office 365, follow these steps:
Step 1: Create a new mailbox
- Go to the Office 365 admin center and navigate to the "Users" section.
- Click on "Add a user" and enter the details for the new mailbox.
- Make sure to select "Mailbox" as the user type.
- Click "Add" to create the new mailbox.
Step 2: Configure the catch-all email address
- Go to the Office 365 admin center and navigate to the "Mail flow" section.
- Click on "Rules" and then click on "New rule".
- Select "Catch-all" as the rule type.
- Enter the email address you want to use as the catch-all address.
- Choose the mailbox you created in Step 1 as the "Forward to" mailbox.
- Click "Save" to save the rule.
Step 3: Test the catch-all email address
- Send an email to the catch-all email address from an external email address.
- Verify that the email is delivered to the mailbox you specified in Step 2.
That's it! Your catch-all email address is now set up in Office 365.