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26 Mar 2015, 01:31 AM | #1 |
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Redirected email - is it kept on original server
Hi all,
Suppose I want to get rid of my gmail account and I set up redirection to the new address... How does this work? If an email is sent to my gmail, is it stored and then forwarded to the new address or does it get "bounced" to the new address without touching Gmails storage? First option seems creepy. Second one seems nice. Gmail is really just an example. Im interested in learning if the email can still be traced and read by the first hops. Many thanks to you all. |
26 Mar 2015, 05:10 PM | #2 |
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If you close your account (with Gmail or whoever), it's, well, closed. This means than any messages sent to that address will be returned, as undeliverable. So you cannot redirect from a closed account.
If you do not mean closing the account: messages are first delivered.to (say) Gmail and only then redirected elsewhere. Usually there is an option to keep the original at the original destination (say Gmail) or delete it after forwarding. But there is no way of redirecting from account X without messages going to X in the first place. |
28 Mar 2015, 08:54 AM | #3 |
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Email end-to-end security issues
In general, email messages should be treated as insecure. The only way to guarantee that someone can't read the message is to use high grade encryption with a one-time key. This is impractical for most uses, so here are the security implications when you send an unencrypted email. Assume that you have an email client on your PC and the recipient also has an email client on their PC. When I say below "can read your email" I mean that someone could read the email if they tried. Of course, physical and other security policies may prevent bad actors from getting access to the points I describe.
It's also important to scan all systems regularly with good anti-malware security software. Bill |
9 Apr 2015, 09:55 PM | #4 |
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Gmail has the option for you to forward new email to a different email address and not store a copy in your email account.
Most email providers will maintain the original headers when forwarding an email. LuxSci Anonymous SMTP will let you send email that does not contain your personal IP address and original headers. |
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