Re: Forwarding E-mails to external Addresses

From: Mark Fugatt [MVP] (news_at_4mcts.com)
Date: 04/21/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:42:07 -0400

Automatic Forwarding to the Internet is disabled by default:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;247122&Product=exch2k 

-- 
Mark Fugatt
Exchange MVP
http://www.exchangetrainer.com
http://www.msexchange.org
"Jim" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:47481292-58FF-4900-87E0-7AE8C01DDD9A@microsoft.com...
> We have Exchange 2000 and OutlookXP, All rules work except the ones to 
> forward to an outside email address (cell phone and pager).
> Why is that?
>
>
>     ----- annieng@online.microsoft.com wrote: -----
>
>     Hi Jerry,
>
>     Once the client has successfully configured the desired
>     rules, they will be updated and kept on the Exchange
>     server (These are called server-based rules).
>     From then now, the Exchange Server will apply the rules
>     to all incoming messages in the Inbox.
>     As such, Outlook program does not need to be running at
>     all.
>
>     However, please note that there will be some rules that
>     can't be applied on the server, the words "client-only"
>     will be appended to the end of the rule's name.
>
>     Client-only rules are applied after all other rules. If
>     the client list of rules contains rules that can be run
>     on the server as well as those that can't, the server-
>     based rules are applied first, followed by the client-
>     only rules.
>
>     Hope the given information helps. Thanks.
>
>     Annie @ Microsoft
>
>     Please do not send email directly to this alias. This is
>     my online account name for newsgroup participation only.
>     I've been "encouraged" to share this helpful information
>     from our lawyers. This posting is provided "AS IS" with
>     no warranties, and confers no rights. You assume all risk
>     for your use. © 2003 Microsoft Corporation. All -rights
>     reserved
>
>
>
>     >-----Original Message-----
>     >does the client-side method mean that the client has to
>     be running for the
>     >forwarding to happen?
>     >>"annieng@online.microsoft.com"
>     <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>     >in message news:57ef01c3e574$a0940c90$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>     >Hi DaveA,
>     >>Yes, it is possible to do so.
>     >In fact, you have a couple of ways to do so;
>     >On the Client-side or Server-side method.
>     >>(1) Server-side method: Using the "Forwarding Address"
>     >feature in Exchange 2003
>     >=========================================================
>     >Please refer to the following Knowledge Base article for
>     >instructions:
>     >>* How to Configure a Mailbox to Forward Mail to a Mail-
>     >Enabled Contact
>     >http://support.microsoft.com/?id=281926
>     >>>(2) Client-side method: Using the "Forwarding to" rules
>     >in the Outlook Client
>     >=====================================================
>     >Also, the client is able to use the Rules Wizard to
>     >forward (all or specified emails based on specific
>     >criteria) incoming emails to another account;
>     >>Without any help from the Exchange Administrator.
>     >Depending on the client's Outlook version, below is a
>     >general instructions to create a rule to forward mails to
>     >another account:
>     >>Step 1) Start Outlook.
>     >>Step 2) Goto Tools | Rules Wizard (known as Rules and
>     >Alerts in Outlook 2003), click on new rules and start
>     >from a blank rule
>     >>Step 3) Select "Check messages when they arrive", and
>     >then click Next.
>     >>Step 4) Select the desired condition, e.g. "with specific
>     >words in the body" or " which has an attachment".
>     >>Step 5) In the rule's description box click "specific
>     >words", and then type the word that the user wants to
>     >initiates the rule, e.g. "personal" (without the
>     >quotation marks), and then click Add.
>     >>Step 6) Click OK, and then click Next.
>     >>Step 7) In the "What do you want to do with the message"
>     >box, click to select the "forward it to people or
>     >distribution list" check box.
>     >>Step 8) In the "Rule description" box, click to select
>     >the "people or distribution list" check box, and then add
>     >the contact to whom you want to forward the messages.
>     >>Step 9) Click OK, and then click Finish. close the Rules
>     >Wizard.
>     >>>Hope the given information helps. Thanks.
>     >>Annie @ Microsoft
>     >>Please do not send email directly to this alias. This is
>     >my online account name for newsgroup participation only.
>     >I've been "encouraged" to share this helpful information
>     >from our lawyers. This posting is provided "AS IS" with
>     >no warranties, and confers no rights. You assume all risk
>     >for your use. © 2003 Microsoft Corporation. All -rights
>     >reserved
>     >>>>-----Original Message-----
>     >>We have recently installed Exchange 2003.  One of our
>     >>clients needs to have her e-mails forwarded to an
>     >>external e-mail address.  Is this possible and if so,
>     >how
>     >>do I do it?
>     >>.
>     >>>>>.
>     >

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