Subject: forwarding e-mail

From: [email-masked] (LesR368767)
Date: 28 Mar 1995 11:45:00 -0500

Does anyone know of a way to configure PINE 3.91 to automatically forward
incoming mail to another internet address.  I have heard that there is
something like ".FORWARD" that you can put in your address book but I have
no specifics.  If not does anyone know if this can be done on a unix
server before the message ever gets to PINE?

Please reply to [email-masked] or [email-masked]

Thanks
LR

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From: "J. Lynn Hilton" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 1995 08:50:00 -0500 (EST)

The .forward file goes in your home directory; format varies.  SVR4 uses 
the address to which you want your mail forwarded, i.e. 
[email-masked].  The mail agent uses this file, so it never gets to PINE.

Lynn
[email-masked] or
[email-masked]

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From: Ian Russell Ollmann <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 1995 19:53:13 -0800

> Please reply to [email-masked] or [email-masked]

	The .forward function is not part of pine. It is a function common
to most unix systems and is probably present whether or not pine is
installed. I believe that it is usually a part of sendmail. Anyway, if you
have a standard unix account (I have no idea about aol.com) then simply
placing a text file in your home directory called .forward should do the
trick. For your purposes, the file, .forward, should be a file solely
comprised of the e-mail address that you want your mail forwarded to. 
Existing mail in your inbox will remain there, but all new mail will show
up in the address specified in the .forward file.  I think the easiest way
to set this up is to type the following line at the unix prompt: 

	echo "[email-masked]" > ~/.forward

So, if you want all of your mail to go to me, for example, (I don't 
suggest that you actually do this as I don't want your mail,) the line 
would look like this:

	echo "[email-masked]" > ~/.forward

To stop your mail from forwarding, delete the .forward file. This can be 
done by typing:

	rm ~/.forward

(It may ask you whether or not you really wish to delete the file. Answer 
yes.)

	I hope this helps. The .forward is fairly versatile and can do a
great deal more than simply forward your mail. Read the manpages (man mail
or man sendmail) for more information. 

				Ian Ollmann

Disclaimer: 
	1) The procedure for doing this with PC-Pine on an IBM/Intel clone
	is likely very different. I don't really do DOS, so the above only
	applies to unix systems. 

	2) I take no responsibility if following my suggestions results in 
	your name being placed in the FBI's top ten most wanted list, the loss 
	of any limbs by either your pet or yourself or any other similarly
	dire consequence. Believe what you read on the internet at your
	own risk.

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From: Nancy McGough <[email-masked]>
Date: 31 Mar 1995 19:09:04 GMT

On some systems the .forward needs to be world readable and
your home directory needs to be world searchable
("executable").  Here's how you do that:

cd
chmod +x .
chmod 644 .forward

Make sure you test it out by having someone on a different
system send you a message.

Good luck,
Nancy

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