How do I turn off an alias temporarily?

ewal · 7 Dec 2012, 05:02 AM

As per subject "How do I turn off an alias temporarily?".

Specifically I have a Fastmail alias which I wish to keep long term, but for now it is being swamped with unsolicited email (spam). Is there a way I can 'turn off' this alias and then maybe in a few weeks time turn it on again. I'd like it so that hard bounces are generated in the hope that the alias, over a few weeks, would get off spammers lists. Obviously I could set a discard rule, but that would not generate hard bounces (550 5.1.1 : Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table.)

I receive my main email via my own domains, so the legitimate email on the Fastmail alias is low.

Ed

Obius · 7 Dec 2012, 06:20 AM

Under Settings - Aliases, there's a checkbox list headed "Active" that I assume does what you want.

ewal · 7 Dec 2012, 01:17 PM

you know - I have been using Fastmail for years now and I missed that.

Perfect - thanks
Ed

7 Dec 2012, 05:02 AM	#1
ewal Master of the @ Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: West Sussex, UK Posts: 1,334	How do I turn off an alias temporarily? As per subject "How do I turn off an alias temporarily?". Specifically I have a Fastmail alias which I wish to keep long term, but for now it is being swamped with unsolicited email (spam). Is there a way I can 'turn off' this alias and then maybe in a few weeks time turn it on again. I'd like it so that hard bounces are generated in the hope that the alias, over a few weeks, would get off spammers lists. Obviously I could set a discard rule, but that would not generate hard bounces (550 5.1.1 : Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table.) I receive my main email via my own domains, so the legitimate email on the Fastmail alias is low. Ed

7 Dec 2012, 06:20 AM	#2
Obius Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK Posts: 34	Under Settings - Aliases, there's a checkbox list headed "Active" that I assume does what you want.

7 Dec 2012, 01:17 PM	#3
ewal Master of the @ Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: West Sussex, UK Posts: 1,334	you know - I have been using Fastmail for years now and I missed that. Perfect - thanks Ed