Forward Your Tufts Email

This page contains information about setting up email forwarding from your Tufts email. This service is only available to currently active Tufts community members, with the exception of alumni. Former faculty/staff do not qualify for this service. For alumni-specific instructions, scroll to the bottom of the page.

Email Forwarding

For current users of Tufts email, although it is not recommended, you may forward your Tufts email to an external email account such as Gmail, Comcast, etc.

  1. Navigate to TuftsTools.


    TuftsTools homepage
  2. Select Forward my Tufts Email. The Modify Email Delivery window opens.
  3. Enter your Tufts Username and Tufts Password.
  4. Click Login. 
  5. In the Modify Email Delivery window, in the Forward My Mail field, select Yes.
  6. Enter the email address you would like your Tufts email to forward to in the Forwarding Address field.
  7. Soon-to-be Alumni: Leave the Save a copy of forwarded mail on the Tufts server? field at the default No. Email sent to your Tufts first.last@tufts.edu email address will be delivered only to your forwarding address, and you will not have an archive of your forwarded email on the Tufts email server.
    Current students, faculty, and staff: In the Save a copy of forwarded mail on the Tufts server? field, select Yes. Email sent to your first.last@tufts.edu address will be delivered to both your Tufts Exchange mailbox and your forwarding address. This will count against your email quota. Remember to periodically log in to Outlook to archive or delete accumulated duplicate emails. After you graduate, this setting will change to forward-only and copies will no long be saved.

    Forwarding email
     
  8. Click Update. 

 

Legacy versus Current Email Forwarding Options for Alumni

LEGACY

If you already have an email address formatted as name@alumni.tufts.edu, this is your forwarding account. There is no inbox or password associated with this. If you do not already have this, see the "CURRENT" section below.

Please visit the Office of Alumni Engagement for contact information and more information on their services, as they manage this legacy service.

CURRENT

If you do not already have the above, you have the option to set up email forwarding from your Tufts email address, formatted as the contemporary first.last@tufts.edu. Similar to the above, you do not retain access to an inbox and there is no associated password. It is solely a service to set up email forwarding to your personal email account and is only available to alumni.

Contact TTS for assistance with configuring this service.