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 or yahoo account.

Log in to the EIU server using telnet. Instructions for telnetting can be found at the Student Account Quick Guide

Windows Users:Click the Start button and choose Run. Type telnet pen.eiu.edu and then press OK.
Mac Users: Click on the Apple and choose NCSA Telnet. Click on File, then on Open Connection. Type pen.eiu.edu in the Host/Session Name field.

You should now have a login: prompt. Enter your login name (e.g., cuabc or cgabc) and press <enter>. This action should bring up a Password: prompt. Enter your password and press <enter>. You should see a message similar to the following:

login: FMLastname
Password:
Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.8 Generic Patch October 2001
You have mail.
Checking message of the day:
Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.8 Generic Patch October 2001

pen%

At the pen% prompt, type forward and hit <enter>.
The screen will refresh to display as below:

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:

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:

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

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

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 pen% prompt to exit your telnet session.