Using CS Webmail services (Unix CS mail) to enable “vacation” and forward mail to other addresses

 

You can use CS WebMail services to login to your Unix mail account, and set “vacation” or forward mail to other address.

Setting Unix vacation (Out Of The Office) using CS RoundCube Webmail:
  • Enter http://webmailrc.cs.technion.ac.il/  (RoundCube webmail) and select your mail server (Staff or Ta) to login.
  • Login with your mail Unix  username/password. You should see your Inbox.
  • Click on Settings .
  • Click on  vacation and Forward.
  • Click  to set (V) “Send Autoreply / Vacation / Out Of Office notification“.
  • Enter/change the “Subject” and “Message” to what you want.
  • Please notice that “$SUBJECT” will be replaced, in the reply mail, with the subject of the mail sent to you.
  • Click “Save” to enable it.
  • To disable it, just unset “Send Autoreply / Vacation / Out Of Office notification“, and “Save“.
How to setup a forward address:
  • Enter http://webmailrc.cs.technion.ac.il/ and select your mail server (Staff or TA) to login.
  • Login with your mail Unix  username/password. You should see your Inbox.
  • Click on Settings .
  • Click on  vacation and Forward.
  • in “Forwarding settings” section, enter the address to forward to in “Forward mail to:”. More than one address, enter the list comma separated.
  • To keep a copy in your CS inbox, set Keep a copy of incoming messages.
    • If you use procmail to filter email, do not keep a copy. it may cause a loop.
  • Click “Save” to enable it.
  • To disable it, just  remove the address from “Forward mail to:” ,  unset Keep a copy of incoming messages, and Save.