Email Forwarding

Step-by-step guides on setting up email forwarding, configuring catch-all addresses, and troubleshooting common forwarding issues with TrekMail.

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An Email Alias Per Signup, So You Learn Who Sold Your Address

Spam arrives and there is no way to tell which of a dozen companies sold you out. Give each service its own address and the junk names its own source — this covers naming schemes that survive, plan limits, and the two ways people break it.

· Alexey Bulygin
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Routing a Domain Without Creating a Single Mailbox

A domain you own but do not staff still receives mail: the acquired brand, the misspelling of your own name, the campaign domain from two years ago. Routing it all to an address you already read costs nothing to set up and something to run.

· Alexey Bulygin
Catch All Email Hosting Checklist: 8 Things to Verify

Catch All Email Hosting Checklist: 8 Things to Verify

Enabling catch-all email hosting switches your server from deny-by-default to accept-everything. That invites Directory Harvest Attacks, backscatter, and account suspensions. Run this 8-point checklist before you enable it.

· Alexey Bulygin
What Is a Catch All Email Address? Risks & Alternatives

What Is a Catch All Email Address? Risks & Alternatives

A catch all email address sounds like a safety net — it catches typos before they bounce. In practice it's an open intake policy that invites spam floods, backscatter blacklisting, and broken SPF. Here's what it actually does and why you probably don't need it.

· Alexey Bulygin
Email Forwarding Custom Domain: Complete Setup Guide (2026)

Email Forwarding Custom Domain: Complete Setup Guide (2026)

Email forwarding custom domain setup routes incoming mail from your domain to an existing inbox like Gmail. This guide covers the 4-step process, 5 DNS pitfalls, SRS/ARC protocols, and a verification workflow to confirm nothing lands in spam.

· Alexey Bulygin
Catch All Mailbox Setup: 3 Safe Patterns That Protect Your Domain

Catch All Mailbox Setup: 3 Safe Patterns That Protect Your Domain

A catch-all mailbox accepts every message sent to your domain, even when the recipient doesn't exist. This guide covers the setup patterns, spam risks, and operational decisions that determine whether catch-all helps or hurts your email infrastructure.

· Alexey Bulygin
Catch All Email: How It Works, Why It Breaks, and What to Do Instead

Catch All Email: How It Works, Why It Breaks, and What to Do Instead

A catch all email setup tells your server to accept every message sent to your domain, even when no matching mailbox exists. This guide covers the SMTP mechanics, 5 production risks, authentication failures, and why explicit aliases are the better answer.

· Alexey Bulygin
Email Forwarding Not Working: 6-Step Debug Checklist

Email Forwarding Not Working: 6-Step Debug Checklist

Email forwarding not working produces silence, not bounces — because the rejection happens at the receiving server, not your forwarder. This triage checklist finds the root cause in six steps, ordered by probability.

· Alexey Bulygin

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