In Cpanel, What Is The Difference Between Webmail

[rnmcd]

In cpanel, what is the difference between Webmail and the "Default Address" option?

 

Also, is one less likely to receive spam?

 

thanks.

[TCH-Bruce]

Webmail will allow you to read your email using either Horde, Neo or SquirrelMail.

 

The "Default Address" function allows you to tell the email system how to handle email sent to your domain with an invalid address.

[stevevan]

I don't think either one would be less likely for spam. It depends on how you give out your address. If you're rather particular about who you give your address to, then it will be less likely to get spam. If you use the address on everything you do, then you will be more likely.

 

Email harvesters will always find a way.

[rnmcd]

Webmail will allow you to read your email using either Horde, Neo or SquirrelMail.

 

The "Default Address" function allows you to tell the email system how to handle email sent to your domain with an invalid address.

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Bruce, was it you that mentioned using something called "Thunderbird" to check your email? What is that?

[TCH-Tim]

I like to use a different email address for everything I have to register for (and that's a lot of stuff these days). For example: tch@domain.com, monster@domain.com, nytimes@domain.com, etc. Then I set the default to myrealaddress@domain.com, so all these "fake" addresses are just forwarded to my real address. If for example TCH decides they want to sell my email address to some marketing firm and I start getting slammed with spam through tch@example.com, I just blackhole that address and change my TCH registration to tch2@domain.com. I only give out my real address to real people, never to anything that requires registration, never put it on my websites, never use it when leaving comments on people's blogs, and so on. My real address, after having it for a year, is still spam-free. (knock on wood)

[stevevan]

Bruce, was it you that mentioned using something called "Thunderbird" to check your email?  What is that?

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Thunderbird is another email application. More info can be found here.