UBmail aliases

• Deliver email to multiple email addresses. 
• Subscribe to Listserv lists, and be members of Exchange distribution lists.
  
• Customer service email contacts instead of an employee’s email address. 
• Deliver email intended for a specific role or office without associating that role with an individual's UBITName, e.g., mgt-dean@buffalo.edu.

Owner:

• Usually the person who requested the alias. There can only be one owner.
  
• Responsible for the alias.
  
• Changes to the alias such as adding or deleting alias members (forwarding addresses) must be requested or approved by the alias owner.
  
• When an alias owner leaves the university a new owner must be assigned by the responsible department or organization.
  

Managers:

• Optional administrators for the UBmail Alias who can add or remove members.

Members:

• Receive email messages sent to the UBmail Alias.
  
• Owners and Managers must be added as members if they want to receive copies of the messages sent to the UBmail Alias.

• Must use only alphanumeric characters and hyphens
  
• Should begin with a 2 or 3 letter official UB departmental entity code
• Cannot conflict with a UBITName