Used in a Sentence

postmaster

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for postmaster.

Editorial note

Most don't answer postmaster@ or abuse@ which are RFC required for postmaster and suggested strongly for abuse@.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The head of a post office.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of postmaster gathered in one view.

noun

The head of a post office.

noun

(Internet) The administrator of an electronic mail system.

noun

(archaic) One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travellers; one who supplies post horses.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for postmaster.

noun

The head of a post office.

noun

(Internet) The administrator of an electronic mail system.

noun

(archaic) One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travellers; one who supplies post horses.

noun

(British) A kind of scholar at Merton College, Oxford; portionist.

Example sentences

1

Most don't answer postmaster@ or abuse@ which are RFC required for postmaster and suggested strongly for abuse@.

2

You have to whitelist abuse@ and postmaster@ or the data you send them will trigger everything, anti-spam, and bounce.

3

If you by any chance don't have postmaster@mydomain.nl set up, you get to do that first too.

4

Create a catch-all address for the domain you're going to use that isn't the normal postmaster one.

5

You have to whitelist abuse@ and postmaster@ or the data you send them will trigger everything from anti-spam and bounce.

6

Gmail handles the business mail, but something was screwed with the abuse@ and postmaster@ mailboxes, so RFC-Clueless listed the domain years ago.

7

Set up a script that listens to incoming mail to your postmaster account.

8

Address it to the postmaster, and include a ready piece of mail inside.

9

I'm used to running postmaster from years past (when not starting from an /etc script).

10

Having a support/postmaster/abuse @ address that you certainly should check.

11

Most don't answer postmaster@ or abuse@ which are RFC.

12

What's even worse they rejected email to postmaster@.

Quote examples

1

But instead, Evan recounts that US Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe “looked at us” and said “we have a misunderstanding.

2

It's not "enter your own email", you just get to pick from a variety of emails to provision a cert like admin@, ssladmin@, postmaster@, and the whois email.

Proper noun examples

1

Postmaster is now just called postgres, and it works for a disposable test instance setup.

2

They are a private company who's head (Postmaster General) is appointed by the Executive Branch.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use postmaster in a sentence?

Most don't answer postmaster@ or abuse@ which are RFC required for postmaster and suggested strongly for abuse@.

What does postmaster mean?

The head of a post office.

What part of speech is postmaster?

postmaster is commonly used as noun.