# Adding an Alias

Select Alias Administration from the "Account Options..." drop down list.

To add an alias, click Add. The Add Alias page is displayed.

1. Enter an ID for the Alias. An ID limited to 45 characters and must consist only of A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _(underscore) and -(hyphen). The name cannot contain spaces and must be unique within the system but can override the User ID. For example aliases such as Phil@domain.com, Phillip@domain.com, Phill@domain.com could all be directed to Phillip_Thomas@domain.com

2. Select either a Standard alias, or a Group alias.

   - A standard alias can point to a single User ID on the same system, multiple User IDs on the same system, a remote mail address, multiple mail addresses, another alias, or any combination of the same. Please enter one complete mail address per line. If a standard alias is greater than 128 characters then it gets converted into List alias. If file name is given then it is taken as list file name otherwise alias name is taken as list file name.

   - A group alias points to a file that contains a list of valid mail addresses, one per line. Type the complete path and name of file which contains the list of valid mail addresses. The Path name should be given in DOS 8.3 format.

3. Enter a destination. This is the address you want the alias to re-direct to. Such as Phillip_Thomas@domain.com or just Phillip_Thomas if the alias is at the same domain. The destination should be at least three characters long.

Note A group alias was called a "list alias" in previous versions.