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Email Forwarding

Privacy

Using one email address that sends messages to another inbox.

Definition

Email forwarding sends emails from one address to another automatically.

In plain English Using one email address that sends messages to another inbox.

Why this matters

Why it matters: It can help you use aliases, hide your real inbox, and stop spam by turning off a forwarded address.

Example

Example: You sign up with an alias that forwards to your main inbox; if it leaks, you disable that alias.