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* '''[[In Jokes]]'''
* '''[[Automatic Forwarding]]'''
With a strong community of posters to be found on Redbrick, it is inevitable that a number of in-jokes exist.  
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.


'''"Is this another one of those recursive wiki entries?"'''
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.


Recursive threads are one of the greatest tools of the users of the Redbrick newsgroups - To destroy a thread, merely ask is the thread recursive. Most Redbrick in-jokes have recursion at the core - recursion is the new lowest form of wit.
Often users will disable mail being forward to their DCU mail but may wish to set up a new forward to GMail.


''Origin''
'''Read the full article [[Automatic Forwarding|here]].'''
 
Digital media is prone to easy duplication, and the Redbrick newsgroups are no different. Recursive (i.e. repeatitive) newsgroup threads have existed for as long as I can remember, however however originally wrote "Is this another one of those recursive threads?" should probably be locked up for crimes against humanity.
 
 
'''Read the full article [[In Jokes|here]].'''


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Revision as of 23:56, 27 May 2007

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 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.

Often users will disable mail being forward to their DCU mail but may wish to set up a new forward to GMail.

Read the full article here.

Vote For Next Week's Featured Article Here