Forwarding your messages automatically

The resend(C) utility allows you to forward all your incoming messages to another person automatically. For example, you might want someone else to read your mail when you go on vacation to ensure that any urgent mail is answered promptly. As with rcvtrip, you use resend in your .maildelivery file. Use the following steps to set up resend:

1. If you have not already done so, create a file called .maildelivery in your home directory and make sure its permissions are set to 644. For details on how to do this, see ``Redirecting incoming messages to other folders''.

2. Add the following first line to .maildelivery:

      To   login   |   A   /usr/bin/resend   user_2
   

   Replace login with your login name and user_2 with the address of the person to be forwarded your messages.

For more information on the format of the .maildelivery file, see the maildelivery(F) manual page or ``Redirecting incoming messages to other folders''. For more information on the resend utility, see the resend(C) manual page.