Underrated Email Hack: What Is a Catch-All Email Domain?

Step 2: Go to Emails > select your domain

Step 3: Click Forwarders in the sidebar

Step 4: Click Create catch-all

Step 5: Choose an existing mailbox to forward unrecognized emails to

Step 6: Confirm via the verification email sent to the destination inbox

Note: You must first create a mailbox before setting a catch-all.

Step 2: Navigate to Emails > select domain > Catch-all Email

Step 3: Click Enable catch-all mailbox

Step 4: Select the email address to receive all unmatched messages

Step 5: Click Set this email as catch-all

This applies to Hostinger plans with Titan Email. Not all plans include this option.

Step 2: Scroll to the Email section and click Default Address

Step 3: Select the correct domain from the dropdown menu

Step 4: Choose Forward to Email Address and input your desired mailbox

Step 5: Click Change to apply changes

Step 2: Navigate to the Email section in your IONOS Control Panel

Step 3: If you haven’t already, create a destination email inbox under your domain:

• Click Create Email Address

• Enter a unique name for the local part (before the @ symbol)

• Select your domain and set a secure password

• Click Save to finish creating the mailbox

Step 4: Once the mailbox is created, go to Email & Office > Email Accounts > Forwarding

Step 5: Click Add Forwarding and use an asterisk wildcard as the local part, like *@yourdomain.com

Step 6: Set the destination as the mailbox you created to receive all unrecognized emails

Step 7: Click Save to enable the catch-all rule

Not all plans support wildcard forwarding. Confirm with support.

Step 2: Go to Domain List > Manage next to the domain

Step 3: Scroll down to Redirect Email

Step 4: Click Add catch all

Step 5: Enter your forwarding destination (can be external like Gmail) and save

Requires Namecheap Private Email or compatible email hosting. External forwarding may have limits.

Step 2: Create or use an existing mailbox or Google Group for catch-all messages

Step 3: Go to Apps > Google Workspace > Gmail > Default Routing

Step 4: Click Configure or Add Another Rule

Step 5: Under Modify Message, check Change envelope recipient

Step 6: Enter your catch-all mailbox or Group as the replacement recipient

Step 7: Click Show options and check Unrecognized/Catch-all under Account types

Step 8: Save changes. It may take up to 24 hours to propagate

Ensure no conflicting DMARC or routing policies exist. Always test changes.

Step 2: Go to Domains > Your Domain > Advanced Settings > Catch-all Address

Step 3: Select or create a mailbox to act as the catch-all

Step 4: Click Update to finalize

Only available on Mail Lite plans or higher.

IONOS – Good business email packages

Namecheap – Clean interface and easy forwarding setup

Google Workspace – Enterprise-grade, admin control required

Zoho Mail – Great free tier with catch-all support