Forwarding NCMIR E-mail to an External E-mail Account
Submit a JIRA Ticket
Submit a JIRA Ticket assigned to Vicky Rowley.
Be sure to include:
- Your current NCMIR e-mail address. (username@ncmir.ucsd.edu)
- The e-mail address you would like your NCMIR e-mail to be forwarded to. (myoutsideemail@gmail.com)
- Whether or not you would like to have a copy of your mail saved on the NCMIR server. (recommended)
Setup a Mail ".forward" File on the Mail Server
SSH into the NCMIR Mail Server
Create a file called ".forward" in your home directory
If you would like a copy of your e-mail saved on the NCMIR mail servers (recommended), use the exact following syntax:
If you would not like a copy of your e-mail to be saved on the NCMIR mail servers, use the following syntax:
Save the file and quit vi.
Change the permission of the file
Exit out of SSH. That's it!
Send a test message to your NCMIR e-mail address to verify the changes.
Create a procmail filter
To forward e-mail,
create a .procmailrc file in the users home directory.