All an e-mail alias really does is act like a post office forwarding order. If Joe wanted to spend 3 months telecommuting from California, he would put in a 3-month forwarding order with the post office to pass all the mail from his home address to his suite in sunny Malibu. His real home address would not change. The same thing happens when Joe wants his e-mail to look like it is going to an address at his company's domain. AKA Aliasing is useful to many individuals and organizations.
Some businesses purchase many private e-mail boxes for their staff.
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