Use iMessage with iCloud email alias?

I set up iCloud with my old .mac / mobileMe account. So far no trouble.
But I've been using some email aliases that I use for actually emailing and kept the "core" email address (the iCloud log in) a "secret". (Just because I'm afraid of spam. An alias is easier changed than a whole Apple-ID with iCloud in the backseat now - in case I end up on a spammers-list).
Now when using iMessage I need to give out an email address (of course). I tried to use one of my iCloud addresses (aliases) but it won't accept those. Only the iCloud log-in Email address. Which I don't want to give to my friends or other people.
Is it supposed to ONLY work with your iCloud log in?

This worked for me as well. This is what I wrote in one of my previous replies above:
I'm still having problems with my aliases as well and haven't figured out yet how to solve them, but at least I was able to add all of the real and aliases emaill addresses in Settings>messages, as Received At addresses by adding them first directly into my Apple account (https://appleid.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyAppleId.woa/9/wa/directToSignIn?w osid=HjlK10qeSWnPnWAP22tUF0&localang=en_US) and then I was able to enter all my aliases in the iPhone and iPad under the messages settings. Having figure out yet how to sync the iMessages between my iPhone and iPad, though.
But even though I had issues when I wrote the reply above, I was able to add my aliases and now I'm using it for iMessages without any issues. I think is worth trying to add the emails and aliases to the apple id account profile and do it more than once if it doesnt work the first time. I did it like three times until the server added and recognized my aliases There's still server issues causing headaches to people.
Mariela

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