How to put a rule for mail forwarding in cpanel

In cPanel, you can set up a mail forwarding rule to forward emails from one email address to another. Here's a step-by-step guide:

Method 1: Using the Mail Forwarding Tool

1. Log in to your cPanel account.
2. Click on the "Email" section and then click on "Forwarders".
3. Click on the "Add Forwarder" button.
4. Enter the email address you want to forward emails from in the "Forwarded to" field.
5. Enter the email address you want to forward emails to in the "Destination" field.
6. Choose the forwarding method:
   • "Forward with copy" will forward the email and keep a copy in the original mailbox.
   • "Forward without copy" will forward the email and delete it from the original mailbox.
7. Click the "Add Forwarder" button to save the rule.

Method 2: Using the.forward File

1. Log in to your cPanel account.
2. Click on the "File Manager" icon.
3. Navigate to the public_html directory (or the directory where your email account is located).
4. Create a new file called ".forward" (note the dot at the beginning).
5. Open the file and add the following format:

   [email protected] [email protected]

   Replace "[email protected]" with the email address you want to forward emails from, and "[email protected]" with the email address you want to forward emails to.

6. Save the file.

Tips and Variations

• You can add multiple forwarding rules by separating them with commas.
• You can also use wildcards in the forwarding rule, such as *example.com to forward all emails from example.com to another email address.
• If you want to forward emails from a specific domain, you can use the @domain.com syntax, such as @example.com [email protected].
• If you want to forward emails from a specific folder, you can use the +folder syntax, such as [email protected]+folder [email protected].

Remember to test your mail forwarding rule to ensure it's working correctly.