Field Info: Service
The "service" field in your directory entry is used to tell Mailhub what to do with mail received for your @purdue.edu address.
Mailhub is responsible for handling mail sent to your @purdue.edu mail address. The "service" field in your directory entry is used to tell Mailhub what to do with mail that is received for your @purdue.edu address.The default "service" field for new directory entries is "reject". Mail received for an @purdue.edu address where the "service" field is set to "reject" will be returned to the sender as undeliverable. (The @purdue.edu mail address has not been activated.)
By selecting one of the active Mailhub service settings (forward or store), mail sent to your @purdue.edu will be delivered by Mailhub.
- If the "service" field is set to "forward xxxx@other_mail.acct", Mailhub will redirect mail received for the @purdue.edu address to the email account specified.
This setting is useful if you wish to redirect mail received for your @purdue.edu address to an existing email account, such as: AOL, hotmail, @insightbb.com, @verizon.net, or Purdue departmental account. The @purdue.edu mail will simply be sent on to the email account specified for you to read there.
- If the "service" field is set to "store", a Mailhub account will be created automatically, usually within 60 seconds. Once completed, mail sent to your @purdue.edu address will be stored on a Mailhub machine.
Additional information on the standard options for the "service" field can be found below:
| reject | Mail sent to your @purdue.edu address will be bounced (returned to the sender). | ||||
| forward | Mail sent to your @purdue.edu address will be redirected to the email address specified in the service field. | ||||
| store | Mail sent to your @purdue.edu address will be stored on a Mailhub machine. To read your @purdue.edu mail:
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