Why Email Forwarding is Broken and What to Do Instead

⏰ Learn to pull your email together rather than push it.

⏰ Email forwarding no more
Email forwarding used to be a simple way to manage multiple addresses, but now it can lead to lost messages. Spam filtering and security measures mean forwarded emails may be blocked or marked as spam. Instead, use POP3 to “pull” email or a dedicated email program like Thunderbird or Outlook.

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Chapters
0:00 Forwarding is Broken
1:00 How email forwarding works
3:00 The spam problem
3:40 Permission to send
5:50 Fetch versus forward
7:40 Use a real email program
8:30 The one place forwards still work reliably

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