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Is it possible to create a mail forwarding without leaving a copy of messages in the original mailbox?

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Aleksei Khikhich
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kb: how-to Plesk for Linux ABT: Group A

Applicable to:

  • Plesk Obsidian for Linux
  • Plesk for Linux

Question

Is it possible to create a mail forwarding without leaving a copy of all messages in the original mailbox?

Is it possible to create a forwarding rule for a non-existing email address?

Answer

For Plesk Obsidian 18.0.37 and higher.

  1. Log into Plesk
  2. Go to Plesk > Domains > example.com > Mail > john.doe@example.com open the Forwarding tab and select the checkbox Do not deliver copies of forwarded emails to the Plesk mailbox (disabled by default)
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Workaround

As a workaround this functionality can be achieved by configuring filter rules in webmail:

  1. Log into Plesk

  2. Go to Plesk > Domains > example.com > Email Addresses > john.doe@example.com > open webmail icon.
    Or just login to webmail directly by accessing webmail.example.com in your web browser:

  • Roundcube:
    Settings > Filters > New Filter > name filter > All Messages > Discard Message > Save.

  • Horde:
    Mail > Filters > New Rule > name filter > All of the following > To / Contains / example.com > Delete Message completely > Save.

Note: If mailbox on the server will not be used at all, it is possible to disable it in Domains > example.com > Mail Accounts > john.doe@example.com > Mailbox - uncheck.

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