How do I create an e-mail forwarder using the Aplus.Net Control Panel?

Answer by: Andy Hickl, Aplus.Net Knowledge Base Support

Email Forwarders automatically transfer email messages from one designated address to any other existing email box. For example, you could use an Email Forwarder to ensure that messages sent to forwardme@aplus.net would be automatically delivered to inbox@aplus.net.

However, it is important to note that an Email Forwarder will not work if you attempt to forward emails to an address which also forwards emails to another destination. In that case, you need to change the destination email address in the Email Forwarder to the final destination email address.

Note: The Aplus.Net Control Panel will not allow you to create two email objects (boxes, forwarders, lists, or groups) that have the same username. If you try to create an Email Forwarder that has the same name as an email account, the Control Panel will return an error message. To create an Email Forwarder that has the same name as an email account, you must either:

use the Convert to E-mail Forwarder tool or
delete manually the email box and then create a new Email Forwarder with the same name.

However, you can create an Email Forwarder which forwards to more than one email address. To achieve that separate the forward-to-email-addresses with comma.

Here is how you can set an Email Forwarder using the Aplus.Net Control Panel:

Start by logging into the Aplus.Net Web Control Panel at http://cp.aplus.net using your Registration Number and Customer Password.
Select the Emails link from the top navigation bar.
Next, select Email Forwarders and click on Create Email Forwarder.
Enter the forwarder’s email address into the eMail Address text field.
Select the domain you want associated with this e-mail address using the available drop-down menu.
Enter the e-mail address that you’d like to receive the forwarded messages into the Forward-to-Address text field. You can enter here multiple email addresses separated by a comma.
Click Create to set up the Email Forwarder. Click Cancel to escape.