email alias and iCloud

I then set up an alias and that appears to work well too However......
When I log into iCloud mail the alias is not visible and the box under accounts says Aliases remaining 3 of 3.
This is mysterious because the alias still works.
I can send emails from the alias address and receive replies but iCloud does not register it under Accounts.
There is a thread at https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3793255?start=0&tstart=0 which started back in March and still seems to be current with an entry only a few days ago with no apparent solution to this for most of the postees.
Can anyone please shed any light on this or suggest a way of contacting someone at Apple to find an answer?