Understanding Email Forwarding and How to Set It Up Print

Email Forwarding allows you to automatically forward emails from one email address to another.

Below given are the steps to be followed to setup E-mail forwarding within your cPanel account :

1. Log into your cPanel account
2. Under the "Emails" section click on "Forwarders"
3. Once in the "Forwarders" page you will have the options to select either "Add Forwarder" or "Add Domain Forwarder" according to your requirements and needs. Below given is a detailed explanation on what the said options refer to:
   • Add Forwarder : Can be used to forward e-mails from a single mail account to a different mail account of your choice. (Steps given below)
   • Add Domain Forwarder : Can be used to forward all e-mails from a single domain to another domain of your choice. (Steps given below)

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If proceeding with "Add Forwarder" option, kindly follow the below given steps :

1. Enter the mail address from which you wish to forward the e-mails in the "Address to Forward" textbox (Ex: info, sales etc.)
   • NOTE: Do not enter the full mail address in the "Address to Forward" textbox, only the username of the mail account is required
2. Select the domain for which the entered mail address corresponds to from the "Domain" drop down list
3. Enter the mail account address to which the mails should be forwarded to in the "Forward to Email Address" textbox (Ex: yourname@gmail.com)
4. Click on "Add Forwarder"

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If proceeding with "Add Domain Forwarder" option, kindly follow the below given steps:

1. Select the domain for which you wish to forward the all the relevant mail accounts associated with it, from the "Domains" drop down list
2. Enter the domain you are forwarding the mails to, in the "to" textbox (Ex: yourdomain.com)
   • NOTE: To send all email for a domain to a single email address, change the Default Address for that domain. 
3. Click on "Add Domain Forwarder"

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