Email alias and clone inbox guides
Plain explanations of how email aliases, clone inboxes, custom domains and SMTP sending work.
What is an email alias, and how is an email clone different?
Most people only meet email aliases when a service offers them as a spam shield. Here is what an alias really is, and what you get when every address has its own inbox instead.
How to create an email address on your own domain with EmailGang
You can use branded addresses without moving your website. The steps below take you from adding the domain to sending mail.
How to send website email through an EmailGang clone with SMTP
Contact forms and password resets need an SMTP account. Each EmailGang clone can generate its own, similar to Gmail SMTP with an app password.
Email alias vs disposable email vs forwarding: which to use
All three keep your main address out of sight. They differ in how long they last, whether you can reply, and how much you can rely on them.
How to stop spam with email aliases (one address per site)
Spam filters clean up after the fact. Giving each site its own address stops a lot of it reaching you at all, and tells you exactly where it came from.
How to manage multiple email addresses from one account
Running a personal address, a shop address and a project address quickly turns into three logins. Here are the usual ways to bring them together, and the trade-offs of each.
SPF, DKIM and DMARC explained for your own domain
If mail from your domain lands in spam or gets rejected, these three DNS records are usually the reason. Here is what each one does in plain English.