Catch-all, forwarder, and email alias are three Hostinger email features that route messages in different ways. A catch-all receives messages sent to misspelled or non-existent addresses on your domain. A forwarder redirects incoming messages to other email addresses. An email alias adds an alternative address that delivers to a single mailbox.
Catch-All Email
The catch-all (or catchall) email feature enables you to receive messages sent to misspelled or invalid email addresses within your domain name.
For instance, if a message is directed to a non-existent user, it would typically be lost. However, by setting up a catch-all email, such messages can be directed to a designated mailbox of your choice, as long as the domain is spelled correctly.
Email Forwarder
Forwarders automatically redirect all incoming messages from one of your mailboxes to any other email address. Optionally, you can save a copy of the forwarded emails.
This option is useful to establish a central email address and redirect messages from there to one or more designated recipients. For instance, if you have an email address like invoices@domain.tld that receives all due invoices, you can set up an email forwarder to automatically send these invoices to accounts@domain.tld and management@domain.tld.
Depending on your email service, forwarders can be established either within your internal domain or hosting plan and/or externally using alternative methods. Additionally, the number of forwarders you can create may vary. To create a forwarder, follow How to set up a forwarder for Hostinger Email. If you use cPanel email, follow How to set up a forwarder for cPanel email at Hostinger.
Email Alias
Email aliases serve as alternative names for a single mailbox. For instance, if you have an email account named sales@domain.tld , you can create the alias quotes@domain.tld. When a message is sent to either one, it will be received only on the sales@domain.tld.
Depending on your email service, the number of aliases you can create may vary.
You can also send emails from an alias by selecting it in the From field of the Hostinger Mail Web App. Sending from an alias works only in the Hostinger Mail Web App, not in external email apps. To send from an alias, or to fix an alias that doesn’t appear in the From field, follow How to send emails from an email alias using Hostinger Mail Web App.