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Your .WS Email

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What it is

.WS email is the name of the email service GDI provides to anyone with a .WS domain. You may create a maximum of 10 active mailboxes per domain. You may also create up to 10 Forwarded Prefixes.

Features

With .WS email as a basic affiliate you can have up to 10 active mailboxes per domain. For each  mailbox you get 1 gigabyte of space. .WS email provides all the benefits of emails services, including mobile, at your own personalized domain.

How to take advantage of it

Simply log in to your Members Area and navigate to Setup Your Email on the lefthand side. From here you can select names for and set up all 10 of you emails accounts at your domain. To access you email once you have it set up, head to Email.ws. Login here and you can send, create, read and do anything you would like with your new personalized email addressees. You can find answers to any other questions you have just below the email set up in the Members Area.

How To, Q&A, Tools

More .WS Email Questions Answered

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What is catch-all forwarding?

Catch-all forwarding will forward all email sent to whatever@yourdomain.ws, you can choose to have it forwarded to any existing email account you currently use. Using this option you do not need to setup individual mailboxes.

How do I enable catch-all forwarding?

Click on the “Disabled” link in the Catch-All forwarding section. On the next page, select the “Enabled” option and type the email address to which you want your incoming mail delivered and press the “Update” button. You will be sent a verification email to the destination address you specified with a link you much click to complete your forwarding setup. Your forwarding setup will remain as “Pending” until you click the verification link.

How do I disable catch-all forwarding?

Click on the “Pending” or “Active” link, in the Catch-All Forwarding section. On the next page, select the “Disable” option and the “update” button. Catch-all forwarding is now disabled.

In the catch-all forwarding section, what does this, *@(my domain), mean?

This indicates that whatever@yourdomain.ws will forward to a destination email address that you specify. Mailboxes that are listed in the Active Mailboxes section are not included in catch-all forwarding.

Does catch-all forwarding include mailboxes listed in the Active Mailboxes section?

No, mailboxes that are listed in the Active Mailboxes section are not included in catch-all forwarding. Email is received directly to the inbox. You can enable forwarding for a specific mailbox from the Active Mailboxes section.

What does email prefix blocking mean?

An email prefix is all of the characters before the “@” in an email address. If you are receiving unwanted mail when using catchall forwarding to certain email addresses, you can block specific prefixes in order to not receive the unwanted mail.

How can I block an email address from receiving any email?

Enter the prefix in the block prefixes field and press the block button

How many email addresses can I block?

We allow up to 3 email prefixes to be blocked for each domain on your account.

Can I block active mailboxes?

No, active mailboxes cannot be blocked. You must first delete the specific mailbox from the Active Mailboxes section.

Can I use your email service while my domain is hosted with a different company?

No. Our email service will only work for domains pointing to our servers. If you are using another hosting company, they will provide email services for your domain.

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.WS Versus .COM

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We recently shared the power of .ws in this post about the transition away from .com. With the face of the internet and domain names changing .ws IDNs are poised to make a huge impact. In case some of you aren’t sold on .ws, take a look at how they work now.

.ws domains can be used globally and have no specific affiliation to any country or language, essentially keeping them open and not barring anyone from use because of language or country. .ws domains also allow the purchase of domain names you may never have a chance to buy or afford in the .com world. While other ccTLD domains are now seeing use outside of their original country, .ws has been an established and profitable domain for 11 years. Finally, .ws domains are indexed just like .com domains. Take a look at the photo below if you need more proof. That #1 search result and even those that follow are .ws domain. No special search, no tricks. .ws is just as powerful as .com and here to stay. When will you stake your claim in the newest .ws offering, .ws IDNs?