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How do I forward mail and keep a copy in my inbox ?

Using Account Services to forward mail and keep a copy in your inbox

Unfotunately Account Services does not provide this functionality.

Using shell access to forward mail and keep a copy in your inbox

If you wish to have your mail forwarded to a different account, you can set this option using the forward command. Once you have done that, if you wish to keep a copy of the forwarded mail in your inbox, you need to edit the .forward file that was created.

  1. Type unix from the [MAIN MENU] prompt.

  2. Type pico .forward

  3. Edit the line so that it looks like:

    \your_username, user@other.address
    
    (your_username is your Pobox or Dolphin login name.)

  4. Press crtl-x when you are done to save the file

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