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Graggle at 22:02, 21 April 2026

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Graggle at 00:06, 21 April 2026

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	When you first sign up to Redbrick and your account is created, all mail sent to your Redbrick email address is forwarded to your DCU email address.		When you first sign up to Redbrick and your account is created, all mail sent to your Redbrick email address is forwarded to your DCU email address.

Redgiant at 20:18, 13 November 2009

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	Setting your redbrick email to forward to another address is quite simple.		Setting your redbrick email to forward to another address is quite simple.

	Create a file in your home directory called 'forward' and put the email address you want your mail to forward to on the first line. If you want to keep a copy in your redbrick mailbox too, you can add \username on the next line (where username is your redbrick username.		Create a file in your home directory called '.forward' and put the email address you want your mail to forward to on the first line. If you want to keep a copy in your redbrick mailbox too, you can add \username on the next line (where username is your redbrick username.

	Save the file, and email forwarding should now be active.		Save the file, and email forwarding should now be active.

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	echo "mynewaddress@somewhere.com" > ~/.forward		echo "mynewaddress@somewhere.com" > ~/.forward
	at your shell and it'll all be done in one step.		at your shell and it'll all be done in one step.

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Disabling the default forward

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	rm ~/.forward		rm ~/.forward

	Once this is done, the next piece of mail to arrive should create your Mailbox on redbrick, and you will be able to access your mails using mutt or via the webmail interface.		Once this is done, the next piece of mail to arrive should create your Mailbox on redbrick, and you will be able to access your mails using [[mutt]] or via the webmail interface.

	== Setting a new forward ==		== Setting a new forward ==

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	~~Email on RedBrick~~		When you first sign up to Redbrick and your account is created, all mail sent to your Redbrick email address is forwarded to your DCU email address.

	~~[ Author : Stephen Doyle (igy) : 2005]~~		While this is in place, there won't be a Mailbox for you on Redbrick's servers. Your mail will not be stored on Redbrick so you will be unable to use Redbrick webmail to access your messages.
	~~Intro~~

	~~When you first sign up to Redbrick and your account is created, all mail sent to your redbrick email address is forwarded to your DCU email address.~~		== Disabling the default forward ==

	~~While this is in place, there wont be a Mailbox~~ for ~~you on Redbrick's servers;~~ your ~~mail will not be stored on Redbrick~~, ~~and you will be unable~~ to ~~use Redbrick webmail to access your messages.~~		If you want to disable email forwarding for your account, there are 2 ways to do this:
	~~Disabling the default forward~~

	~~If you want to disable email forwarding for your account, there are 2 ways to do this~~:		* Run the following command at a shell:
			noforward

	* Run the following command at a shell:		* Delete the '.forward' file in your home directory:
	~~noforward~~		rm ~/.forward
	* Delete the '.forward' file in your home directory:
	rm ~/.forward

	Once this is done, the next piece of mail to arrive should create your Mailbox on redbrick, and you will be able to access your mails using mutt or via the ~~webmailinterface~~		Once this is done, the next piece of mail to arrive should create your Mailbox on redbrick, and you will be able to access your mails using mutt or via the webmail interface.
	~~Setting a new forward~~

	~~To set your redbrick email to~~ forward ~~to another address is quite simple.~~		== Setting a new forward ==

	~~Simply create a file in~~ your ~~home directory called 'forward' and put the~~ email ~~address you want your mail~~ to forward to ~~on the first line~~		Setting your redbrick email to forward to another address is quite simple.

	If you want to keep a copy in your redbrick mailbox too, you can add \username on the next line (where username is your redbrick username		Create a file in your home directory called 'forward' and put the email address you want your mail to forward to on the first line. If you want to keep a copy in your redbrick mailbox too, you can add \username on the next line (where username is your redbrick username.

	Save the file, and email forwarding should now be active		Save the file, and email forwarding should now be active.

	To quickly set up forwarding you can also type:		To quickly set up forwarding you can also type:
	echo "mynewaddress@somewhere.com" > ~/.forward		echo "mynewaddress@somewhere.com" > ~/.forward
	at your shell and it'll all be done in one step.		at your shell and it'll all be done in one step.

Undone at 06:25, 10 February 2007

2007-02-10T06:25:54Z

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Email on RedBrick

[ Author : Stephen Doyle (igy) : 2005]
Intro

When you first sign up to Redbrick and your account is created, all mail sent to your redbrick email address is forwarded to your DCU email address.

While this is in place, there wont be a Mailbox for you on Redbrick's servers; your mail will not be stored on Redbrick, and you will be unable to use Redbrick webmail to access your messages.
Disabling the default forward

If you want to disable email forwarding for your account, there are 2 ways to do this:

* Run the following command at a shell:
noforward
* Delete the '.forward' file in your home directory:
rm ~/.forward

Once this is done, the next piece of mail to arrive should create your Mailbox on redbrick, and you will be able to access your mails using mutt or via the webmailinterface
Setting a new forward

To set your redbrick email to forward to another address is quite simple.

Simply create a file in your home directory called 'forward' and put the email address you want your mail to forward to on the first line

If you want to keep a copy in your redbrick mailbox too, you can add \username on the next line (where username is your redbrick username

Save the file, and email forwarding should now be active

To quickly set up forwarding you can also type:
echo "mynewaddress@somewhere.com" > ~/.forward
at your shell and it'll all be done in one step.