forward
(verb) To send (a copy of) an {electronic mail}
message that you have recieved on to one or more other
{addressees}. Most e-mail systems can be configured to do
this automatically to all or certain messages, e.g. {Unix}
{sendmail} looks for a ".forward" file in the recipient's
{home directory}.
A {mailing list} server (or "{mail exploder}") is designed to
forward messages automatically to lists of people.
{Unix manual page}: aliases(5).
(2000-03-22)