how do i re-direct emails?

Van Hellseek · 19 Sep 2006 at 00:15

i need to set up an email for my website, but i know that i'll never check it. so is there a way of redirecting the emails to another account?

e.g emails sent to www.mysite.com get sent to my hotmail account?

Ak!ta · 19 Sep 2006 at 00:36

I believe you redirect through your isp as per a normal email account ?

Van Hellseek · 19 Sep 2006 at 00:43

Ak!ta said:
I believe you redirect through your isp as per a normal email account ?

the actual ISP account is nothing to do with me.

lets assume i'm operating from a cybercafe for instance...

Steve09 · 19 Sep 2006 at 00:48

Couldn't you just set up the E-Mail address as one from your Hotmail account?

/edit - I see you want the E-Mail address to look Professional, so couldn't you just use a Online Form instead of displaying a E-Mail address, this way, when they press the "Send" button, they do not know it's going to your Hotmail address

Ak!ta · 19 Sep 2006 at 00:50

The "button" for sending an email on your website is only a link, so you can direct the mail to any account from there.

http://www.clientready.com/html/help_emailsettings.html

Ak!ta · 19 Sep 2006 at 00:52

What are you using to create your website?

Van Hellseek · 19 Sep 2006 at 00:56

stevechapman said:
Couldn't you just set up the E-Mail address as one from your Hotmail account?

/edit - I see you want the E-Mail address to look Professional, so couldn't you just use a Online Form instead of displaying a E-Mail address, this way, when they press the "Send" button, they do not know it's going to your Hotmail address

thats a good idea, but i'd rather that people could email me without having to go to my website to do it.

Ak!ta; yeah i know i can change the mailto code, but as stevechapman guessed, it's becuse i want it to seem more proffesional than a hotmail account.

Ak!ta · 19 Sep 2006 at 01:00

Sorry never saw that post till after id re-posted

Steve09 · 19 Sep 2006 at 01:06

Ak!ta - I edited it mate so you wouldnt have seen it lol

seek - I once opened a Hotmail account, which let me put the whole thing in...
It was something like

"[email protected]"

I then was able to use this as my Hotmail account, without actually having the Hotmail name in the address.

If you could find this, you could have your desired E-Mail address, and have this address on your Windows Messenger program which will be used for checking your Website's E-Mail's and you can have MSN Live/7.5 for your original Hotmail

I'l have a look round to see if I can find it

Steve09 · 19 Sep 2006 at 01:20

seek

Go to here

https://accountservices.passport.net/reg.srf?sl=1&lc=2057

Click the option "Yes, use my e-mail address"
Click continue and fill out the information you want to use

Yes Sir

I have just made my own one and I can sign into Hotmail with it, enjoy mate

If you dont understand what I'm saying, you can do "[email protected]"

Van Hellseek · 19 Sep 2006 at 01:32

stevechapman said:
seek

Go to here

https://accountservices.passport.net/reg.srf?sl=1&lc=2057

Click the option "Yes, use my e-mail address"
Click continue and fill out the information you want to use

Yes Sir

I have just made my own one and I can sign into Hotmail with it, enjoy mate

If you dont understand what I'm saying, you can do "[email protected]"

thanks but doesn't that mean having three accounts? eg... 1) my original hotmail account 2) my website account and 3) the new account

i just want away of redirecting emails from one account to another

Mr^B · 19 Sep 2006 at 06:59

The company hosting your website should be able to offer you an email redirect service. It's a pretty standard offering.

Adz · 19 Sep 2006 at 13:17

Mr^B said:
The company hosting your website should be able to offer you an email redirect service. It's a pretty standard offering.

Yup - check the control panel, if not email them

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Chaos · 19 Sep 2006 at 18:21

My host has email forwarding on there control panel so have a look most offer it as mentioned. Domain registers also offer this, well mine does anyway.