How do I setup a default email account?

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In this tutorial we will setup the default email address for our site. The default address is where all email sent to non-existant addresses is forwarded to.
Begin by clicking the Default Addresses button.

In this tutorial we will setup the default email address for our site. The default address is where all email sent to non-existant addresses is forwarded to.
Begin by clicking the Default Addresses button.

By default the email is discarded with a failure so the sender knows the address doesn't exist. We want to change it to send the email to an address we specify.

By default the email is discarded with a failure so the sender knows the address doesn't exist. We want to change it to send the email to an address we specify.

Then enter the email address to deliver the email to.

Then enter the email address to deliver the email to.

There are also a couple other options.

There are also a couple other options.

We can discard the email without sending a failure notice. This is not recommended since the sender won't know the email wasn't delivered.
We can also pipe the email to a program installed on our site.
When you're done click Change.

We can discard the email without sending a failure notice. This is not recommended since the sender won't know the email wasn't delivered.

We can also pipe the email to a program installed on our site.
When you're done click Change.

Our default email has been setup.

Our default email has been setup.

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