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@ageofinsanity.org e-mail addresses
Default Behavior By default, e-mail going into any @ageofinsanity.org e-mail inbox is automatically forwarded to ageofinsanity.org@gmail.com (forwarding configured in NameCheap; managed by Steve).
Specific accounts admin@ageofinsanity.org - Administrative inbox, used whenever software or platforms need an e-mail inbox to send account/mgmt/administrative e-mails to.
mud@ageofinsanity.org - General inbox, used for general communications with the public
As of now, outgoing SMTP server is not configured, so incoming mail is forwarded to ageofinsanity.org@gmail.com, and responses will come from ageofinsanity.org@gmail.com
Later, it would be good to have an SMTP server to mail “as” mud@ageofinsanity.org (or any other address within the domain)
Other accounts
You can have your own @ageofinsanity.org e-mail address; just tell Steve what @ageofinsanity.org e-mail address you want, and what e-mail inbox you want the incoming mail forwarded to.
Automated Outgoing e-mails
Wordpress needs to send outgoing e-mails, and since we do not have an SMTP server yet, it's configured to use Google Cloud API
The ageofinsanity.org@gmail.com account has a Google Cloud account set up, with the Gmail API set up. The wordpress site at www.ageofinsanity.org is configured to use this API (through a plugin, WP Mail SMTP) to send outgoing e-mails through Google's API to Gmail's SMTP servers.
Considerations: This relies on a 3rd party website to work (https://connect.wpmailsmtp.com/google/), so if this goes out of business, maybe it's time to set up an SMTP server (or expand Namecheap services beyond just DNS, to include SMTP server)
Notes: Google API Credentials used to pair Wordpress SMTP plugin with Gmail API (don't share this outside of devs):
OAuth Client ID: 142935023046-k9if1m3q66ev8d6ql8quto5ldfacvrsj.apps.googleusercontent.com
Client secret: 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
Created: April 2, 2025 at 1:44:46 PM GMT-4
Instructions referenced to configure plugin: https://wpmailsmtp.com/docs/how-to-set-up-the-gmail-mailer-in-wp-mail-smtp/?utm_source=WordPress&utm_medium=setup-wizard&utm_campaign=liteplugin&utm_content=Read%20how%20to%20set%20up%20the%20Gmail%20mailer#create-app