UIC ADN Computer Center
URL: http://www.uic.edu/depts/adn/infwww/html/unixforw.html
11/01/94

Question: Can I forward mail coming to CMS to my UNIX account? (Or UNIX to CMS?)

Sure can! In either case, logon (or login) to the account you want your mail forwarded from, and:

To forward incoming mail on CMS:
In CMS, enter:
tell mailer set forward snow@sherwood.forest

Replace the snow@sherwood.forest with the complete mail address (not a NAMES nickname) of the account that you want to receive your mail. There are a couple of quirks in forwarding mail on CMS; the most important is that only mail items that the Mailer recognizes as electronic notes are forwarded. (See Quick Facts for Forwarding Mail on CMS.

To forward incoming mail on UNIX:
Create a file named .forward in your home directory, and put in it the complete electronic mail address(s) of the account(s) that will receive your mail. For example:
snow@sherwood.forest