Summary: Yes, our service supports multiple subdomains and can help consolidate them under a single alumni domain for efficient management. Subdomain use is flexible, provided the MX record is correctly configured to point to our servers.

Objective

Provide information about managing multiple subdomains within the alumni email forwarding service and the requirements for setup.

Introduction

Our alumni email forwarding service is designed to support and manage multiple subdomains seamlessly. Whether you need department-specific or year-based subdomains, we ensure efficient consolidation and management under one alumni domain.

Prerequisites

• Access to domain settings for configuring DNS records.
• Ability to update and point the MX record to our cloud-based servers.

Details

1. Support for Multiple Subdomains:

• We fully support managing multiple subdomains under a single alumni domain.
• Examples of supported subdomains include:
  • Department-specific subdomains (e.g., math.alumni.school.edu).
  • Year-based addresses (e.g., 2025.alumni.school.edu).
• Subdomain usage is flexible, allowing customization based on your organizational needs.

2. Consolidation Under a Single Alumni Domain:

• Our service enables the consolidation of various subdomains under one main alumni domain for streamlined management.
• Consolidation improves branding consistency and simplifies administrative tasks.

3. Requirements for Subdomain Management:

• To use a subdomain, ensure that you can configure its MX record.
• The MX record must point to our cloud-based servers for proper email forwarding functionality.

Steps for Setting Up Subdomains

1. Identify the subdomains you wish to use for alumni email forwarding.
2. Access your domain management portal to configure DNS records.
3. Update the MX record for each subdomain to point to our cloud-based servers.
4. Verify that the changes have propagated, ensuring proper routing of forwarded emails.