Email Forwarding (Not Supported)

Warning

This page is published for the purpose of providing technical information for those who have set it up in the past. Please note that we are unable to provide support for new transfer settings or answer questions.

Basic Information

You can forward emails received at the @edu.cc.uec.ac.jp email address to another address.

Configuration file storage server

sol.edu.cc.uec.ac.jp

Transfer settings file storage location

$MAIL_HOME/.forward

Procmail configuration file storage location

$MAIL_HOME/.procmailrc

Important

This email forwarding setting is also valid for the @uec.ac.jp email address.

How to Setting

  1. Log in to the educational server sol according to This procedure.

  2. Edit the forwarding settings file (.forward) using file editing software. Enter vi $MAIL_HOME/.forward and open the file as shown below.

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Note

This procedure explains how to edit with the vi editor, but settings can be made using any file editing software.

  1. Enter the forwarding email address, one per line. Be sure to include a new line at the end and save.

Below is an example where the UEC account name is x0000000. Replace x0000000 with your UEC account name.

  • The ￥x0000000 ( \ backslash depending on the environment) on the first line means that in addition to forwarding the email, the email will also be stored in your UEC email x0000000@edu.cc.uec.ac.jp and @uec.ac.jp. This is the setting.

  • Lines 2 and 3 set two forwarding email addresses: hoge@example.com and example@hogehoge.jp.

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Note

In the case of the vi editor, typing i on the keyboard starts editing the file. After completing the input, press the ESC key, then input :wq and press the Enter key to save the file.

Warning

Please do not enter the @uec.ac.jp email address in this file. An email loop occurs like @uec.ac.jp -> @edu.cc.uec.ac.jp -> @uec.ac.jp ….

  1. Set the access permissions for the configuration file. Please enter the following and press the Enter key at the end.

chmod 644 $MAIL_HOME/.forward

  1. Please send an email to your email address and check that the forwarding settings are correct.

How to Initialize

  1. Log in to the educational server sol according to This procedure.

  2. Delete the forwarding settings file (.forward). Enter the command below to delete the file.

rm $MAIL_HOME/.forward
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  1. Please send an email to your own email address and make sure that forwarding settings are not configured.