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− | Email forwarding used to be common, but in the age of spam it has become very difficult to forward email in a reliable way. Hence, it is not recommended to use forwarding |
+ | Email forwarding used to be common, but in the age of spam it has become very difficult to forward email in a reliable way. Hence, it is not recommended to use forwarding. I strongly recommend to not rely on email forwarding for a primary email address. In some cases it can be useful to forward email from a single address that attracts little spam. If you are migrating from an old email address (e.g. Gmail) to a DLNET Cloud address, I recommend to set up forwarding as described below. |
== Forwarding mail for a cloud address to an external address == |
== Forwarding mail for a cloud address to an external address == |
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* Go to your Gmail settings, and select the tab '''Forwarding and POP/IMAP'''. |
* Go to your Gmail settings, and select the tab '''Forwarding and POP/IMAP'''. |
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− | * In the box labeled '''Forwarding:''', click '''Add a forwarding address'''. Enter your DLNET Cloud email |
+ | * In the box labeled '''Forwarding:''', click '''Add a forwarding address'''. Enter your DLNET Cloud email address. You will be asked to verify it. |
* Repeat the same procedure, but now add "+spam" to the portion of your email address before the @. So, if your address is "name@yourdomain.com", add "name+spam@yourdomain.com" as forwarding address. |
* Repeat the same procedure, but now add "+spam" to the portion of your email address before the @. So, if your address is "name@yourdomain.com", add "name+spam@yourdomain.com" as forwarding address. |
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− | * In the '''Forwarding:''' section, select '''Forward a copy of email to''', and choose |
+ | * In the '''Forwarding:''' section, select '''Forward a copy of email to''', and choose your DLNET Cloud email address in the drop down box. Then click '''Save changes''' at the bottom of the page. |
* Again in Gmail settings, go to the tab '''Filters and Blocked Addresses'''. Click '''Create new filter'''. |
* Again in Gmail settings, go to the tab '''Filters and Blocked Addresses'''. Click '''Create new filter'''. |
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* In the field after '''Has the words''', enter "is:spam", like in the picture below. Then click '''Create filter'''. |
* In the field after '''Has the words''', enter "is:spam", like in the picture below. Then click '''Create filter'''. |
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* In the next dialog, select the checkboxes '''Forward it to:''' and '''Never send it to Spam'''. In the drop down box after '''Forward it to:''', select your email address containing "+spam". Then click '''Create filter'''. See the picture below. |
* In the next dialog, select the checkboxes '''Forward it to:''' and '''Never send it to Spam'''. In the drop down box after '''Forward it to:''', select your email address containing "+spam". Then click '''Create filter'''. See the picture below. |
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[[File:Isspam2.png|border]] |
[[File:Isspam2.png|border]] |
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− | * Notify [[User:Lennart]] about the email address you're forwarding, so the spam filter can be appropriately configured. |
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Make sure you set up [[spam filtering]]. All set! |
Make sure you set up [[spam filtering]]. All set! |