It is very convenient to open Google Apps account and use Google as your mail server. However the simple email forwarding becomes a challenge. This post will explain how to setup email redirects in Google Apps. This assumes you are an administrator and know how to get to your domain management dashboard (from gmail’s wrench menu select “Manage this domain”)

Email forwarding with Groups (simplest to setup)

Create a group – all of it’s members will receive a copy of the email to this group. Sending from this group is also possible, but recipients (in Gmail) will see “john.smith@example.com via gmail.com”. Some claim it is unprofessional. We think it is minor. This method also saves you from creating new users – in free version you are limited to only 10.

1. Click Groups > “Create a new group”
2. Name the group and check “Also allow anyone on the Internet to post messages”
3. Add members (recepients)

Email forwarding with forwarders in user’s account (simplest to setup)

1. Create a new regular user
2. Login as this user to gmail
3. Go to “Mail