Hestiacp: Email Forwarders: Why a password?

[vestacp-user]

This issue has existed since a long time ago in VestaCP, very minor, just curious if anyone has looked into it.

When creating a new email account that has a "Forward to" address AND the "Discard all fowarded mail" option checked, why is a password still required?

This new email account will actually be a pure forwarder, so it should not require a password. It's an overcomplicated UI and process for a simple forwarder.

I am not looking to pile more work on the Hestia team, just asking the question to better understand and maybe start the discussion if no one has talked about it yet.

[kristankenney]

Hi @vestacp-user,

Thanks for pointing this out. We're aware of this annoyance in the UI, and the process of adding forwarders will be re-worked in a future release alongside other improvements that we have in store for the mail stack.

[ioannidesalex]

The way it currently works is that a mailbox is created even for forwarding only. Only adding an alias/catchall doesn’t create a mailbox.

Of course there is much room for improvement.