@amiga.org e-mail forwarding service

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Updated: Several months ago, I mentioned that we were investigating the idea of offering a free @amiga.org e-mail forwarding service for all our validated users.  That service is now available and working.

From this moment -- keep in mind that we are still in testing mode -- if you are a validated user of Amiga.org, people can reach you by sending mail to username@amiga.org.

- Validated means that you have activated your account according to the e-mail we sent out when you created your account.  No validation, no e-mail forwarding.  It's that simple.

- The destination e-mail address is determined by that address given in your account.  If you do not have a valid e-mail account listed, you may not partake in e-mail forwarding.  No exceptions.  You do not have to show your address to the world from your account settings.

- Do NOT change your e-mail address in your account to username@amiga.org, as it will break your e-mail forwarding as well as disable your account. (since the address wouldn't be a valid contact address).

- We are working to enhance this service, to include a way for you to opt out of the e-mail forwarding, but that is not yet available.

Any questions, comments? donations to the cause?

Wayne Hunt
Amiga.org

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Cheers Wayne!

wow it's fast - more or less instant!

:pint:

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Advantage?  Dunno, guess it's like getting a free full color boing ball image on your business card  :-)

If you put your username@amiga.org address in the reply-to field of your client, you can also send mail as being from amiga.org....  Just a point of community spirit I'd suppose.

Wayne Hunt
Amiga.org

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Hi!
This is a great thang!
But I tried many times without
success :-?
What can I do?

Bye,
herbo

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Way Wicked. Well done Wayne.. your a Legend!

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But I tried many times without success.

Care to elaborate?  What did you try many times without success?

[System]

Would it be possible to forward to

Sure, but like a drug dealer, only the first one's free...

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Everytime I send an email to herbo@amiga.org
I receive this one:

This is the Postfix program at host web.amiga.org.

I'm sorry to have to inform you that the message returned
below could not be delivered to one or more destinations.

For further assistance, please send mail to

If you do so, please include this problem report. You can
delete your own text from the message returned below.

         The Postfix program

: unknown user: "herbo"

Bye,
herbo

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: unknown user: "herbo"

One of the update files was not working properly.  Guess that's why I called this a BETA program huh?
:-)

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Now it's ok!
GREAT!  :-D  :-D  :-D

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You cannot sign up and expect it to be instantaneous.  It runs on 30 minute increments, might take as long as an hour...

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Neat I think I might give out that address as It will make life easier when my  ISP goes t*tsup

Wm.

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The e-mail forwarding is a really ggod idea and seems to have been well received.  However, my e-mail is already forwarded from my registered domain to my ISP allocated e-mail account.  There's a lot of forwarding going on !

I suppose it would be possible to forward from the amiga. org address to another registered address and then back again.  This would put the e-mail into perpetual motion around the web.  Rather like accoustic feedback from a loudspeaker to a microphone.  But there is no volume control to turn it off.  Another way to crash the web? :-x

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Great idea, works well.

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cool!