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How do I configure email forwarding?

To create a catch-all or email forward, you need to create the webmail account for your domain first:

A. How To Create A Webmail Account
1. Login to your Netfirms Members Control Panel at
https://controlpanel.netfirms.com
2. Click E-mail
3. Click E-mail Accounts
4. Click Add
5. Follow the onscreen prompts to create an email account and password for your domain name
6. Click Add

NOTE: The number of accounts you can create is dependant upon which plan you are on.

After you have created the email accounts you can start using them with either:

(a) a POP client (eg. Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, Netscape Mail)

or

(b) by accessing the Netfirms Webmail system at http://webmail.netfirms.com (or webmail.yourdomain.com where yourdomain is your registered domain hosted by Netfirms).

B. How To Create an Email Forward or Catch-All Address

To configure Email forwards or catch-all, click E-mail Forwarding click the plus sign that appears to the left of the newly created webmail account. Then follow the onscreen prompts:

  • Each webmail account can also be configured to forward to one or more forwarding addresses. Separate multiple forwarding addresses by a comma or space (maximum no. of characters in forwarding text box cannot exceed 255 characters including commas and spaces).
  • Each webmail account that is forwarded can also have the option to keep a local copy of each message
NOTE: Please allow 10-15 minutes for the changes to take effect.


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