Automated Email Forwarding
When you have multiple email accounts or are in the process of changing email accounts you can use an automated email forwarding service to send your emails to a different account.
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Benefits
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Automated email forwarding allows you to combine all your emails to one account. If you are on vacation from work you can forward your business email to your home account.
Types
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Automated email forward is available on most email services and is set up through email settings. You must verify the account you are forwarding the emails to through a link in an email message. Forwards can be sent to emails on smart phones as well.
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Cost
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Automated email forward is free with some email accounts alongside such features as email signatures. Online accounts, such as Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo, include this feature, as well as accounts managed with Outlook. PC World reports that some accounts may charge a small fee for forwarding services in the future adding the feature to premium accounts.
Features
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Gmail forwarding includes a feature that allows you to forward emails to another account using filters. You can use up to 20 keywords or phrases to forward emails from certain senders or discussing certain topics to another email address.
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