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How To Create An Email Forwarder Alias - What Is Email Forwarder Alias

Overview

Forwarders allow you to forward e-mail to a different e-mail address, or more than one person. These can be created from your cPanel or from within your Webmail account.



Access the Email Manager Forwarding Page (cPanel)

  1. Login to your HostGator account.
  2. Click the Advanced tab from the side-navigation to the left or the cPanel link from the top navigation.
  3. Under the Email section, click the Forwarding option.

Access the Email Manager Forwarding Page (Webmail)

If you are already logged into Webmail:
  1. Click on your email address in the top right-hand corner.
  2. From the drop-down that appears, click the Forwarders option.

Email Account Forwarders

Email Account forwarders will forward all email email from one email account to another.

  1. Click the Add Forwarder button.
  2. Enter the address you would like to be forwarded.
  3. Choose the destination for the forwarded email.
  4. Click submit.

Email Domain Forwarders

Domain Forwarders will forward all emails from one domain name to another.

  1. Click the add domain button.
  2. Enter the domain you would like to be forwarded.
  3. Enter the destination for the forwarded email.
  4. Click submit.

NOTE: Domain forwarders only forward email when the system cannot deliver it to an address or autoresponder. For example, if a user sends an email to the john@example1.com address, the following actions might take place:If a john@example1.com address or autoresponder exists, cPanel will not forward the email. If a john@example1.com address or autoresponder does not exist, cPanel will forward the email.



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