Forwarding mail to Gmail

Google recommends automatically forwarding mail from another address to Gmail if you want to read that mail in Gmail on your computer. At WebOké, you set this up on your own email address, not in Gmail. It works, but there are drawbacks. Read them before you choose.

The drawbacks

• Spam and rejections. Gmail often treats forwarded mail as suspicious. Mail from the original sender suddenly comes from our server. That mail may end up in your spam folder or be rejected.
• Forwarded spam counts too. Any spam you forward also reaches Gmail from our server. So turn on our spam filter (see SpamAssassin Setup).
• Replies go out from your Gmail address. If you want to reply from your own address, you need Send mail as (see Sending from your own address in Gmail on your computer). According to Google, this feature will stop working for addresses from other providers in January 2027.

Do you mainly read your mail on your phone? Then the Gmail app with IMAP is a better choice (see Adding your email address to the Gmail app).

Forwarding with a forwarder in DirectAdmin

A forwarder sends all mail for one address to one or more other addresses. If you also want to keep a copy in your own mailbox, give the forwarder two destinations: your own address and your Gmail address.

1. In My WebOké, go to My Products and click DirectAdmin next to your package.
2. Go to E-mail Manager and then Forwarders.
3. Click CREATE EMAIL FORWARDER.
4. Under New Forwarder Name (1), type the part before the @, for example info.
5. Under Add Destination (2), type your Gmail address and click ADD. Add your own address in the same way if you want to keep a copy.
6. Check the Request Preview (3) and click CREATE (4).

Please note: If you create a forwarder with the same name as an existing mailbox, the forwarder takes priority. Mail will then no longer arrive in that mailbox, unless you also add your own address as a destination. Read more in Forwarders: forwarding mail to another address.

Forwarding with a filter in webmail

You can also create a filter in webmail that forwards a copy. Log in at webmail.weboke.nl, open the settings and, under the filters, create a rule that forwards messages to your Gmail address. This lets you forward mail without DirectAdmin, while keeping a copy in your own mailbox (see Opening webmail).

Do you also have POP fetching turned on?

Turn off fetching in Gmail as soon as forwarding works. Otherwise the same mail will arrive twice.