Alias destinations

This table of fields determines what happens to email sent to this alias. If multiple destinations are entered, mail will be sent to all of them. Each destination has a type (chosen from the menu), which can be one of the following :

• Email address
  Email will be forwarded to the address entered in the adjacent field.

• Addresses in file
  Email will be forwarded to all of the addresses listed in the text file whose path is entered in the adjacent field.

• Write to file
  Email to the alias will appended to the specified file. All headers and the raw un-decoded body will be included.

• Feed to program
  The program entered in the adjacent field will be executed and email to the alias passed to it as input.

• Autoreply from file
  When email is received by this alias, and automatic reply message will be sent back to the sender. The text of this autoreply will be taken from the file entered in the adjacent text field.

• Apply filter file
  Email sent to the alias will be processed according to the rules in the specified filter file, which may cause it to be forwarded to other addresses or files depending on the actual contents of the message.

• Mailbox of user
  Email will be delivered directly to the mailbox of the user entered in the adjacent text field. This will bypass any forwarding addresses that the user has set up. However, you must enter the full POP3 login username, like joe.foo instead of just joe.

If you choose the Addresses in file, Autoreply from file or Apply filter file destination types, when you re-edit the alias links labeled Edit.. will appear next to any such destinations for editing the contents of the specified file.

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