Setting Up Email Forwarders in cPanel

Almost all of us, that use the Internet in our day-to-day lives, have sent or received emails, which refer to the electronic versions of mails. Emails are mail messages that are exchanged via electronic devices over a network. These can be forwarded through an option known as email forwarding.

In this blog, first we shall touch on the concept of email forwarding and then proceed to providing information on the steps involved in setting up email forwarders in cPanel.

Email Forwarding

Email Forwarding entails resending an email message that has been delivered to a particular email address, to either one specific email address or multiple, different email addresses. Thus, in email forwarding, an email gets moved forward to some new destination/destinations (email address/addresses).

Email forwarding can redirect mail meant for an email address to one or more email addresses and also attain the vice versa, wherein emails going to multiple, different email addresses can reach a single inbox address.

If a business has multiple email addresses, it is recommended that all email messages be forwarded to a single account. For this purpose, email forwarders need to be set up. This can be done easily through your cPanel. In this regard, cPanel allows the creation of two types of email forwarders, which are known as Email Account Forwarders and Domain Forwarders. The former of these two types of email forwarders, is assigned as a single forwarder for each email account. Creation of multiple forwarders is possible but that needs to be done individually.

It is a domain name on which Global Email Filters are based. The creation of a Domain Forwarders ends every email to a specified domain. Caution needs to be exercised while using this option. That is because this option overrides email accounts’ existing domain settings. Corresponding email accounts need to be present for email to be delivered. It needs to be noted that these are not created automatically.

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Next, we shall elaborate on the specific steps that are involved in setting up email forwarders in cPanel.

How to Create an Email Forwarder in cPanel

If you have been looking for information regarding the process of creating an email forwarder in cPanel, then all you need to do is follow the below-mentioned steps and you’re good to go. These steps have been mentioned sequentially to ensure your convenience.

1. You need to log in to cPanel.
2. Click Forwarders in the Email section.
3. Click Add Forwarder on the forwarders page.
4. Type email address username in Address to Forward that is on the page, Add a New forwarder.
5. Select the domain from the drop-down box.
6. With regard to the Destination option, you need to type in the text box the full email address to which you want to forward emails to.
7. Click Add Forwarder.

Next, you will get to view a summary of the forwarder that you have created. With that, your email forwarder has been successfully created in the mail forwarders section of cPanel. While visiting the Email Account Forwarders page, the forwarder will be visible on the list.

How to Forward All Emails for a Domain

The steps that are involved in forwarding all emails for a domain are being mentioned sequentially below. You need to follow these below-mentioned steps to forward all emails for a domain.

1. You need to log in to cPanel.
2. Click Forwarders in the Mail section.
3. Click Add Domain Forwarder.
4. In the drop-down box, select the Domain from where you want to forward emails.
5. Enter the domain you want to forward to.

Here it needs to be mentioned that the official cPanel documentation states, “Domain forwarding takes place only when a delivery is not successful.” This implies that any email sent to an existing email address or auto responder, will not be forwarded.

6: Click Add Domain Forwarder.

Next, you will receive a message. At this juncture you are through with the process.

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