Using e-mail forwarders

E-mail forwarders redirect incoming mail

An e-mail forwarder redirects incoming e-mail to another destination address. The destination can be any valid e-mail address, such as a Hotmail account, your account at your Internet service provider, or another e-mail address at your domain. A forwarder can forward mail to multiple destinations; this can be used, for example, to send a copy of every e-mail to your Blackberry or other mobile device.

Forwarders are an easy and convenient way to set up e-mail addresses at your domain name and receive the mail via any third-party e-mail provider that you may already be using. For example, if you host the web site www.example.com, you can have e-mail addresses such as info@example.com, sales@example.com, mike@example.com, or any other address that you might need. Each of these forwarders can forward the mail to any destination of your choice.

You can create an unlimited number of e-mail forwarders at your domain name.

Creating e-mail forwarders

E-mail forwarders are created using AMS Control Panel. For step-by-step instructions, read Creating e-mail forwarders.

Using your forwarder address

If you want to use your forwarder e-mail address as the From: address when you compose and reply to e-mail, you'll need to set up your e-mail software to use it as the sender address.

In Outlook and Outlook Express, enter the e-mail forwarder you created, such as info@example.com, into the "E-mail address" field of the account properties window. Refer to Setting up Outlook and other software for complete steps. In some e-mail applications, you can also set up multiple identities which allow you to select the sender address.

In Korax WebMail, enter the e-mail forwarder you created in the "E-mail Address" field of the "Options - Personal Information" screen. Refer to How to use WebMail for complete steps.

In Hotmail, you can set the "Reply to" address to your e-mail forwarder. Under the Options screen, click "Mail", then "Message Replies". Under the "Reply-To Address" item, select "Identify the address below as the reply-to address", and enter the forwarder in the text field. Click OK to save.