Guest guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 There's really no way of doing that if the account is being closed. The ability to forward is initiated at the account. I would suggest setting up an automatic reply from that address now -- while you still have the account. The reply could say something along the lines of, "This account will be closed on x date, please update your address book to use my new email address: y" Jen sharkinn wrote: Hey all you IT geniuses (and I mean that sincerely, of course. I'm in awe of you!)...I will soon be losing the e-mail account I had with my former employer, but a lot of good stuff comes to that e-mail address. Is there a way I can set up to have that e-mail automatically forwarded to another e-mail address, even though my employer will be closing out the old account? Thanks---Sharlene--- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I had an email account at first through the hospital and when they let me get g mail they offered to forward my mail from the old account .. so maybe the employer IT people COULD do it?dunno.signed organized but afraid of electricity jean Hey all you IT geniuses (and I mean that sincerely, of course. I'm in awe of you!)...I will soon be losing the e-mail account I had with my former employer, but a lot of good stuff comes to that e-mail address. Is there a way I can set up to have that e-mail automatically forwarded to another e-mail address, even though my employer will be closing out the old account? Thanks---Sharlene--- -- If you are a patient please allow up to 12 hours for a reply by email/please note the new email address.Remember that e-mail may not be entirely secure/ MD ph fax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 That's true. Sometimes IT departments remain outside and "above the fray" of office politics--and therefore wouldn't blink an eye at setting up email forwarding for you. It should only take them two minutes to do. The auto-reply message about changing email addresses is still important, though--even if the old address works, folks should be told that your primary address has changed. Jen wrote: I had an email account at first through the hospital and when they let me get g mail they offered to forward my mail from the old account .. so maybe the employer IT people COULD do it? dunno. signed organized but afraid of electricity jean On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 10:49 AM, sharkinn <sharkinn> wrote: Hey all you IT geniuses (and I mean that sincerely, of course. I'm in awe of you!)...I will soon be losing the e-mail account I had with my former employer, but a lot of good stuff comes to that e-mail address. Is there a way I can set up to have that e-mail automatically forwarded to another e-mail address, even though my employer will be closing out the old account? Thanks---Sharlene--- -- If you are a patient please allow up to 12 hours for a reply by email/ please note the new email address. Remember that e-mail may not be entirely secure/ MD ph fax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I was on the hospital e-mail for a couple years, then when we went away from the hospital, they forwarded e-mail to my new account for a couple years - even though I didn't have access to the account anymore. However, ultimately, you need to have an account you can control. One option I've found works for me is... Set up Gmail account. -- gmail.google.com -- it's free Then from there you can do some cool stuff. You can have e-mails from other accounts forwarded there. You can have gmail go to those accounts and actually pull the e-mail into gmail from comcast, aol, or your work address. Then you can either access the e-mails online through Gmail or you can download to Outlook (or other programs) onto your computer. By having the e-mails go through gmail, it also allows you to have a backup of your e-mails in case the computer crashes or is stolen. Anyway, that is what I do. But ultimately, you will have to have the e-mails from your various lists and people who e-mail you changed to your new address. Locke, MD From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of sharkinnSent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 8:49 AMTo: Subject: E-mail forwarding Hey all you IT geniuses (and I mean that sincerely, of course. I'm in awe of you!)...I will soon be losing the e-mail account I had with my former employer, but a lot of good stuff comes to that e-mail address. Is there a way I can set up to have that e-mail automatically forwarded to another e-mail address, even though my employer will be closing out the old account? Thanks---Sharlene--- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Thanks to all for your helpful suggestions.---Sharlene--- > > I was on the hospital e-mail for a couple years, then when we went away from > the hospital, they forwarded e-mail to my new account for a couple years - > even though I didn't have access to the account anymore. > > However, ultimately, you need to have an account you can control. > > One option I've found works for me is... > > Set up Gmail account. -- gmail.google.com -- it's free > > Then from there you can do some cool stuff. > > You can have e-mails from other accounts forwarded there. > > You can have gmail go to those accounts and actually pull the e- mail into > gmail from comcast, aol, or your work address. > > Then you can either access the e-mails online through Gmail or you can > download to Outlook (or other programs) onto your computer. > > By having the e-mails go through gmail, it also allows you to have a backup > of your e-mails in case the computer crashes or is stolen. > > Anyway, that is what I do. > > But ultimately, you will have to have the e-mails from your various lists > and people who e-mail you changed to your new address. > > Locke, MD > > > > _____ > > From: > [mailto: ] On Behalf Of sharkinn > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 8:49 AM > To: > Subject: E-mail forwarding > > > > Hey all you IT geniuses (and I mean that sincerely, of course. I'm in > awe of you!)...I will soon be losing the e-mail account I had with my > former employer, but a lot of good stuff comes to that e-mail > address. Is there a way I can set up to have that e-mail > automatically forwarded to another e-mail address, even though my > employer will be closing out the old account? Thanks---Sharlene--- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 There are a few free services I have used in the past when I was changing email addresses. Similar to mail forwarding with the post office. I have listed links to their sites below. Check them out. Hopefully one of them will help you out. http://ecoa.returnpath.net/ Return Path - You can upload your address book and send notices to everyone in it with your new email. You can also look for new addresses if you know a person's old one. One nice thing they allow you to do is decide who gets your new address and who doesn't. http://emailchange.com/ Email Change.com - This site offers a new email address registry and finding a new one by searching for the old one http://www.trueswitch.com/home_forward.htm True Switch - This site can check your old email account for a period of 30 days and forward any emails received to your new account. You can then reply to your friends and business contacts notifying them of your new email address. Your old address must remain open for the 30 days in order for this one to work, and the user name & password must stay the same. Most employers will allow you that long to get your email transferred to a new address. http://fastforwardemail.com/main.htm Fast Forward Email - This service will reserve a domain name that matches your real name and forward all your email to as many as five other email addresses. It's all automatic. They charge $50 for 12 months of this service. Hope this info helps Dr. Beth Sullivan, DORidgeway Family Practice, PCCommerce, GA E-mail forwarding Hey all you IT geniuses (and I mean that sincerely, of course. I'm in awe of you!)...I will soon be losing the e-mail account I had with my former employer, but a lot of good stuff comes to that e-mail address. Is there a way I can set up to have that e-mail automatically forwarded to another e-mail address, even though my employer will be closing out the old account? Thanks---Sharlene--- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 There are a few free services I have used in the past when I was changing email addresses. Similar to mail forwarding with the post office. I have listed links to their sites below. Check them out. Hopefully one of them will help you out. http://ecoa.returnpath.net/ Return Path - You can upload your address book and send notices to everyone in it with your new email. You can also look for new addresses if you know a person's old one. One nice thing they allow you to do is decide who gets your new address and who doesn't. http://emailchange.com/ Email Change.com - This site offers a new email address registry and finding a new one by searching for the old one http://www.trueswitch.com/home_forward.htm True Switch - This site can check your old email account for a period of 30 days and forward any emails received to your new account. You can then reply to your friends and business contacts notifying them of your new email address. Your old address must remain open for the 30 days in order for this one to work, and the user name & password must stay the same. Most employers will allow you that long to get your email transferred to a new address. http://fastforwardemail.com/main.htm Fast Forward Email - This service will reserve a domain name that matches your real name and forward all your email to as many as five other email addresses. It's all automatic. They charge $50 for 12 months of this service. Hope this info helps Dr. Beth Sullivan, DORidgeway Family Practice, PCCommerce, GA E-mail forwarding Hey all you IT geniuses (and I mean that sincerely, of course. I'm in awe of you!)...I will soon be losing the e-mail account I had with my former employer, but a lot of good stuff comes to that e-mail address. Is there a way I can set up to have that e-mail automatically forwarded to another e-mail address, even though my employer will be closing out the old account? Thanks---Sharlene--- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 There are a few free services I have used in the past when I was changing email addresses. Similar to mail forwarding with the post office. I have listed links to their sites below. Check them out. Hopefully one of them will help you out. http://ecoa.returnpath.net/ Return Path - You can upload your address book and send notices to everyone in it with your new email. You can also look for new addresses if you know a person's old one. One nice thing they allow you to do is decide who gets your new address and who doesn't. http://emailchange.com/ Email Change.com - This site offers a new email address registry and finding a new one by searching for the old one http://www.trueswitch.com/home_forward.htm True Switch - This site can check your old email account for a period of 30 days and forward any emails received to your new account. You can then reply to your friends and business contacts notifying them of your new email address. Your old address must remain open for the 30 days in order for this one to work, and the user name & password must stay the same. Most employers will allow you that long to get your email transferred to a new address. http://fastforwardemail.com/main.htm Fast Forward Email - This service will reserve a domain name that matches your real name and forward all your email to as many as five other email addresses. It's all automatic. They charge $50 for 12 months of this service. Hope this info helps Dr. Beth Sullivan, DORidgeway Family Practice, PCCommerce, GA E-mail forwarding Hey all you IT geniuses (and I mean that sincerely, of course. I'm in awe of you!)...I will soon be losing the e-mail account I had with my former employer, but a lot of good stuff comes to that e-mail address. Is there a way I can set up to have that e-mail automatically forwarded to another e-mail address, even though my employer will be closing out the old account? Thanks---Sharlene--- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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