NOTE: Please read information regarding forwarding to non-University accounts!

How Simple Forwarding Works

Simple forwarding sets both your @ohio.edu addresses and your Oak account's server address to forward messages on to a single location of your choosing. This is the easiest way to make sure that all mail addressed to you at Ohio University makes it to your preferred e-mail account.

Why do I have two @ohio.edu addresses?

Those address options are there for your convenience. You can use either or both, depending on the situation. They both deliver mail to the same account. By default, that is your Oak account.

What about the @oak.cats.ohiou.edu address?

Oak is the name of the server on which your mailbox resides. Many years ago, this "server address" was the standard way of addressing mail to Ohio University users. Class registration information, class mailing list postings, grades, and other automated mailings still use this server address to deliver mail directly to your Oak inbox.

By default, your @ohio.edu e-mail addresses are set to forward mail to your Oak account via the @oak.cats.ohiou.edu address.

How Advanced Forwarding Works

Advanced forwarding lets you specify forwarding for your @ohio.edu addresses and your Oak account's server address separately. For example, you can specify one address for your @ohio.edu addresses and a different address for your @oak.cats.ohiou.edu address. You also could specify a forwarding address only for your @ohio.edu addresses while leaving your @oak.cats.ohiou.edu address unforwarded.

Please note that blanking out the forwarding address for your @ohio.edu addresses on the advanced page will reset those addresses to deliver to your @oak.cats.ohiou.edu address.