Setting a Forwarding Address

You can identify an email address to forward your messages and choose to retain the message in your mailbox or automatically delete the message when forwarded. If you have a forward only account, you will need set a external forwarding address to continue receiving your @emich.edu email messages. See Setting Up a Forward Only Account for more information.

Follow these directions to set a forwarding address:

1. From the Preferences tab, click the Mail tab.
   
2. From the Receiving Messages section type the complete forwarding address (e.g. krrobertson@yahoo.com) in the When a message arrives: Forward a copy to field.
   
   
   Note: To automatically delete any forwarded email messages from your EagleMail inbox, click the Don't keep a local copy of messages checkbox.
   
3. Click the Save button.