Forwarding E-mail

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When you setup an e-mail forward in cPanel, that tells the hosting account that any e-mail sent to address number one gets sent along to address number two. You can use e-mail forwarders to send all e-mail messages that are sent to an account to another account. If you have multiple e-mail accounts, you can use forwarders to send all your mail to one place so you do not have to login to multiple e-mail accounts to check your mail.

• Video Tutorial on How to Setup E-mail Forwards in cPanel

Please note, do not setup e-mail forwards to AOL e-mail accounts.

How to Setup E-Mail Forwards in cPanel

To start setting up an e-mail forward (otherwise known as a redirect), first login into your hosting account's cPanel. Now that you are on the front screen, click on the "Mail" icon. Next, on the Mail Manager Main Menu click on the text link that reads, "Forwarders".

Now you are on the Forwarding Maintenance screen:

Later on, once you have more e-mail forwards setup, you can edit and review them here.

Next, click on the bottom link that reads "Add Forwarder". Now you should see a screen that looks like this one:

In the far left text box, enter the user name for the e-mail address you wish to forward. Next, in the drop down box select the domain name you wish to use. Lastly, in the far right text box you need to put in the e-mail address you are forwarding to.

For example, if I had this setup:

mitch@notreallyadomainname.com >>> mitchkeeler@notreallyadomainname.com

All e-mail sent to mitch@notreallyadomainname.com would forward to mitchkeeler@notreallyadomainname.com.

Once you are sure all the information you have entered is correct, click on the "Add Forwarder" button. You are done! You should now see a screen that says your e-mail forward was created successfully.