{"id":13332,"date":"2023-06-02T11:06:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T11:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/?p=13332"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:38:53","slug":"how-to-set-or-update-default-address-for-a-domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/how-to-set-or-update-default-address-for-a-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set or update default address for a domain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This guide explains how to set or update default address for a domain.<\/p>\n<p>Let us follow the steps to set or update default address for a domain:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to <strong>cPanel<\/strong> control panel.<\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>\u201cEmail\u201d<\/strong> tool and click on the <strong>\u201cDefault Address\u201d<\/strong> sub-option.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13333 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pasted.png\" alt=\"email, default address\" width=\"658\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pasted.png 658w, https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pasted-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select the domain, which you want to set or update.<\/li>\n<li>Select the first selection, <strong>\u201cDiscard the email while your server processes it by SMTP time with an error message\u201d<\/strong> if you want to send an error message to the sender. Enter an error message in the box named as, <strong>\u201cFailure Message (seen by sender)\u201d<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If you wish to forward mail to another address then select the second option, <strong>\u201cForward to Email Address<\/strong>\u201d and enter the email address or cPanel\u2019s account username in the box available.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13334 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pasted-1.png\" alt=\"discard, forward\" width=\"734\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pasted-1.png 734w, https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pasted-1-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Now, click on the <strong>\u201cAdvanced option\u201d<\/strong> to go for advanced settings.<\/li>\n<li>You will find three selections as discussed below-<\/li>\n<li><strong> Forward to your system account \u201ccwdemo\u201d-<\/strong> Select this to forward mail to the system account.<\/li>\n<li><strong> Pipe to a Program-<\/strong> Choose this setting to forward messages to a program to the location that you will define in the text box available below.<\/li>\n<li><strong> Discard (Not Recommended)-<\/strong> Choose this setting to discard incoming messages and\u00a0not\u00a0to send a failure warning.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, click on the <strong>\u201cChange\u201d<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13336 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pasted-3.png\" alt=\"advanced options\" width=\"642\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pasted-3.png 642w, https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pasted-3-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You will get a success <strong>message<\/strong> depending on the option you have selected.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13337 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pasted-4.png\" alt=\"default\" width=\"617\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pasted-4.png 617w, https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pasted-4-300x76.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Was not it easy to understand? 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