Multiple email addresses
13 January 2012
Managing multiple email addresses can be complex. Very often it’s simplest to route multiple addresses to one address on the server to avoid setting up multiple email accounts on client machines. But what to do when trying to send email from one of these accounts?
Apple’s Mail application has a hidden feature which allows multiple sender addresses under one account. So, rather than setting up multiple accounts in Mail.app, you create additional addresses in one account
If you have multiple email addresses, each of which sends & receives lots of email, separate accounts may be preferable, but this is the ideal setup for rarely-used accounts
To setup additional addresses, do this:
- Launch Mail.app
- Go to Preferences > Account > Account Information tab
- In the Email Address field type the multiple addresses separated by commas
- Close & save changes to preferences
When creating a new email, or replying to an incoming email, multiple “send” addresses will now be accessible via a drop-down menu in the From: field