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How do I forward my mail from a Unix account?

To forward email in Unix:

  1. To remove any existing forwarding information, at the Unix prompt, enter: mv -f ~/.forward ~/.forward-old
  2. Add the full address of your preferred account in a new .forward file with the command below: echo username@host.domain > ~/.forward

    Replace username with your username on your preferred system, and replace host.domain with the name of the preferred email host computer and its domain.

At Indiana University, for personal or departmental Linux or Unix systems support, see Linux and Unix support at IU