Configuring a Forwarding Address

You can configure a public folder to send a copy of incoming mail to a user's mailbox or to another public folder (or to multiple destinations) using the Exchange General tab.

The Exchange General tab for a mail-enabled public folder

To configure a forwarding address for a public folder, click Delivery Options on the Exchange General tab of the public folder's Properties dialog box. The Delivery Options dialog box appears.

The Delivery Options dialog box for a mail-enabled public folder

In the Delivery Options dialog box, you can set up a forwarding address by configuring the following options:

• Forwarding address   Specifies an e-mail address (other than that of the public folder) where messages that are addressed to the public folder will be delivered. Specify one of the following:

  • None   Messages will only be delivered to the public folder. This is the default setting.

  • Forward to   Forwards all e-mail messages that are addressed to the public folder to a designated user. To create a list of users, click Modify.

• Deliver messages to both forwarding address and folder   When this check box is selected, all e-mail messages that are addressed to this public folder are delivered to both the public folder and a user who you specify. If this check box is not selected, only the user will receive the e-mail messages.