Turning On or Off Forwarding From Your VT Mail Account
Time to Complete (in minutes):  5

Question:
How do I forward from my VT Mail account?
Answer:

To either turn on forwarding from your VT Mail account or to turn it off, do the following:

  1. Log on to My VT (http://my.vt.edu/) using your PID and password.

    Notes:
    • If you want to be warned when you are being logged on to another Virginia Tech service automatically, place a check in the Warn Me Before Logging On to Other Virginia Tech Websites check box. You must place a check in this check box each time you log on to My VT.
    • If you have forgotten your password, call 4Help at (540) 231-4357.

  2. Select the Personal Info tab.
  3. Click the Manage Your Profile link.
  4. Beside E-mail and Forwarding, click the Edit link.
  5. Under the E-mail Forwarding section, add or remove mail forwarding.
    • If you want to turn on mail forwarding:
      1. Click the Enable Forwarding button.
      2. In the text box, type the e-mail address to which you want to forward your VT Mail.
      3. Click the OK button.
    • If you want to turn off mail forwarding, click the Disable Forwarding button.
  6. To verify that the change was successful, a green message will be under "VT Mail Settings":
    • "Successfully added forwarding to: [E-mail address to which you are forwarding your VT Mail messages]"
    • "Successfully removed forwarding address."
  7. Click theLog Off button.
  8. For increased security, close your browser.

Note: It may take up to 10 minutes before your changes take effect.