The .forward file               rev 18 january 2011
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 How to forward your email from one account to another
 at the linux command line
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    Make a text file, named .forward , (don't forget the '.')
    with just this just one line, and put it in your home directory.

othername@otheraccount.org

   If you want to keep a copy of the email in the original account:

\username, othername@otheraccount.org

 The backslash (\) tells the mail server to keep a copy in your
 original inbox.


 Learn more:
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 Simple step-by-step how-to for making .forward file
 http://www.math.fsu.edu/Computer/forward.math

 A little more about the basic .forward file
 http://www.feep.net/sendmail/tutorial/intro/forward.html

 Advanced tricky stuff for .forward file:
 http://www.softpanorama.org/Mail/pipes_in_dot_forward_file.shtml

 More than you ever want to know about email forwarding:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_forwarding


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