Email forwarders in cPanel allow incoming messages to be redirected automatically to other addresses or domains. Forwarders are useful for routing messages to shared mailboxes, helpdesk systems, or alternative domains without creating additional mailboxes.
There are two supported forwarder types: account forwarders and domain forwarders.
Important considerations before using forwarders
Email forwarders relay all messages, including unsolicited mail. Excessive forwarding of spam can cause mail providers such as Gmail or Outlook to block the sending server. To reduce this risk, mailbox retrieval using external providers is often preferred over forwarding.
Forwarders are available on standard cPanel hosting omgevingen.
Account forwarders
Account forwarders redirect messages sent to a single email address.
Adding an account forwarder
- Log in to cPanel.
- Open the Tools pagina.
- In de E -mail sectie, klikken Forwarders.
- Onder Create an Email Account Forwarder, klikken Add Forwarder.
- Enter the mailbox name in Address to Forward.
- Select the domain from the Domein list.
- Choose a destination option:
- Forward to another email address
- Discard and send an error to the sender
- Optionally open Advanced Options to forward to a system account, pipe to a program, or discard messages.
- Klikken Add Forwarder.
[Tijdelijke aanduiding voor screenshot: Add Email Forwarder form]
Multiple forwarders can be created to deliver the same message to several destinations.
Deleting an account forwarder
Account forwarders cannot be edited and must be removed if changes are required.
- Log in to cPanel.
- Open Forwarders.
- Locate the forwarder under Email Account Forwarders.
- Klikken Delete and confirm.
[Tijdelijke aanduiding voor screenshot: Delete account forwarder confirmation]
Domain forwarders
Domain forwarders redirect all incoming email for one domain to another domain.
Adding a domain forwarder
- Log in to cPanel.
- Open Forwarders from the E -mail sectie.
- Klikken Add Domain Forwarder.
- Select the source domain.
- Select the destination domain.
- Klikken Add Domain Forwarder.
[Tijdelijke aanduiding voor screenshot: Add Domain Forwarder screen]
Deleting a domain forwarder
- Log in to cPanel.
- Open Forwarders.
- Locate the entry under Forward All Email for a Domain.
- Klikken Delete and confirm.
[Tijdelijke aanduiding voor screenshot: Delete domain forwarder confirmation]
Alternative approaches
Instead of forwarding, external mail services can retrieve messages directly from the mailbox. This reduces spam relay risks and improves deliverability. For accounts with higher email volume or advanced filtering needs, solutions such as SpamExperts or scalable infrastructure like cloud-servers may be mo