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Staff: Forward E-mail Information
 

This page will supply instructions for setting up a forward on your EIU e-mail account to another e-mail account such as a hotmail account.

Log in to the EIU server using telnet. Instructions for telnetting can be found at the Staff Account Quick Guide.
At the eiu% prompt, type forward and hit <enter>.
The screen will refresh to display as below:

E-mail forward administrator screen

The cursor should be by Enter Selection:. If so, type an A to Add Forward Entry.
The screen will change again, and the following screen will display:

E-mail forward administrator screen

Type F to Add Forwarding Address.
The menu at the bottom will be replaced by a prompt to enter the address to forward e-mail messages to:

E-mail forward administrator screen

The address you typed should show up as in the example below. Type Q to quit this application.

E-mail forward administrator screen

To confirm that you want to update your e-mail forward setup, type Y.

E-mail forward administrator screen

If the address you would like to forward your messages to shows up in the list and it is valid, you should begin receiving your EIU messages in this account right away. Type logout at the eiu% prompt to exit your telnet session.

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