Catchall Email
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What is a catchall email?1. Set up forwarding2. Add the domain to Stellar3. Set up automatic email-code retrieval if neededBefore a releaseComplete guide on Catchall Email
What is a catchall email?
A catchall receives mail sent to any address at a domain you own and forwards it to one main inbox. For example, order123@example.com and anothername@example.com can both deliver mail to your main inbox.
This lets you use different email addresses without creating a separate mailbox for each one. You must own and configure the domain first; entering a domain in Stellar does not create email forwarding.
1. Set up forwarding
Buy or use a domain from an email/domain provider that supports catchall forwarding. Configure its catchall destination as the inbox where you want to receive order messages and verification codes.
For a Namecheap setup, open Domain List → Manage, find Email Redirect, add a catchall, enter the destination inbox, and save. Provider interfaces can change, so use your provider's help if those options are in a different location.
Test it before using it in tasks: send an email to a new address at your domain and confirm it arrives in the destination inbox. Check spam or forwarding rules if it does not.
2. Add the domain to Stellar
- Open Settings → General.
- Find Catchall Domains.
- Add only the domain, such as
example.com. Do not include@, an email username, orhttps://. - Use Bulk Edit if you need to manage multiple domains.
- Enable Use Catchall in a supported task when your retailer guide calls for it.
When Use Catchall is enabled, Stellar generates a random email address using your saved domains. If you have multiple domains, one is selected at random for each use.
3. Set up automatic email-code retrieval if needed
Catchall forwarding and IMAP do different jobs. Forwarding delivers email to your inbox. IMAP lets Stellar read that inbox to retrieve a verification code.
If your tasks need automatic email codes, follow IMAP Tab to connect the destination inbox in the separate IMAP tab. Use the supported Gmail setup described there and choose the appropriate IMAP option in your task.
If you use manual code entry instead, keep Google Chrome installed and create at least one Captcha Harvester. Follow the retailer guide for that task's OTP options.
Before a release
- Send a test email to a fresh address at your domain.
- Confirm forwarding and any required IMAP connection work.
- Check the retailer guide: not every site accepts catchall addresses or uses them in the same way.
- Keep access to your domain and destination inbox so you can receive order and account messages later.