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CubMail, why do it? Check email that goes to your Columbia email address on the industry leading webmail client, GMail, instead:

Assumptions: You have a GMail Account. If not, get one here.  

First...

1. Login Gmail
2. Click "Settings" in the top right corner
3. Click on the "Accounts" tab
4. Scroll down to "Get Mail from Other Accounts"
5. Click on "Add another mail account"
6. Enter your CubMail address
7. Enter your CubMail password
8. Click "Add Account"

Second...

1. Go to http://uni.columbia.edu/
2. Click on "Login to Manage your UNI Account"
3. Login with your UNI and password
4. Scroll down to "Configure Email Settings"
5. Click on "Email Forwarding"
6. The top of the page will say "Welcome to Ingo" enter your UNI and password again.
7. There will be a purple toolbar at the top of the page. Click on "Forward"
8. Do NOT check the box labeled "Keep a copy of messages in this account?"
9. In the box labeled Address(es) to foward to:, type the
   addresses to which you wish to forward your mail, this is where you type your gmail address. Each address must be
   on a separate line. Type complete addresses, and do not separate them
   with commas or any other punctuation.
10. Click Save to save these changes.
11. Logout of Ingo

The changes will take effect in 15 minutes. Now all of your CubMail will
forward to your Gmail account and these messages will NOT be saved in
your CubMail account.