Troubleshooting: Undeliverable Email Forwarding Rejection Notice

Summary

What to do when you get an undeliverable notice when sending an email to an account with an autoforwarder.

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Problem:

When you email an @viu.ca account, you get a notification that reads:

"Your email couldn't be forwarded from employe.name@viu.ca to another email address."

" Your message wasn't delivered because the recipient's email provider rejected it"

Cause:

The user has created a rule to automatically forward their email account to a non-@viu.ca address. VIU digital security policies block automatic forwarding to non-@viu.ca addresses.

Solution:

No action is required. Your email was delivered to the recipient's @viu.ca account.

You may choose to contact the user to let them know that their auto forwarder is causing you grief.

Details

Details

Article ID: 7798
Created
Thu 11/30/23 2:10 PM
Modified
Wed 8/14/24 2:16 PM