Email Forwarding Setup Explained | Generated by AI
Question: In QQ Mail forwarding settings, what does the “auto forward emails” option mean, and is it part of the sending settings?
Answer:
Yes, you are looking at the QQ Mail “email forwarding (自动转发)” feature, but it is not part of “sending settings”—it belongs to mail receiving / forwarding rules.
1. What this setting does
When you enable:
邮件自动转发（Auto email forwarding）
It means:
- Any incoming email to your QQ mailbox
- Will be automatically sent (“forwarded”) to another email address you specify (e.g. Gmail:
lzwjava@gmail.com)
So QQ Mail acts like a relay mailbox.
2. Meaning of each option
✔️ Forward to email
This is the destination email address (e.g. Gmail).
✔️ Original email handling (原邮件操作)
After forwarding, QQ Mail lets you choose what happens to the original message:
-
保留在本邮箱中 (Keep in this mailbox) → QQ Mail keeps a copy, nothing changes
-
保留并标为已读 (Keep and mark as read) → Still stored, but marked as read (helps avoid duplicate attention)
-
自动删除 (Auto delete) → After forwarding, QQ Mail deletes it (acts like full transfer, not backup)
3. Is this “sending settings”?
No.
This is:
- Incoming mail rule / forwarding rule
- Not related to sending emails (SMTP or outgoing mail settings)
Sending settings would be things like:
- SMTP configuration
- signature
- sending identity
4. Practical advice (important for your case)
Since you mentioned:
- QQ Mail missing important emails (notification muted on iPhone)
- Using Gmail as main inbox
A good setup is:
Recommended configuration
- Forward all QQ mail → Gmail
- Choose: “保留在本邮箱中” (keep copy)
Why?
- Gmail becomes your main inbox (no missed emails)
- QQ still keeps backup (safe if forwarding fails)
5. Small warning (important)
Forwarding is not always perfect:
- Some emails may delay
- Some services block auto-forwarded emails (rare but possible)
- Filters in QQ may affect forwarding order
So best practice is: 👉 Treat Gmail as “primary inbox view” 👉 QQ as “storage + backup system”
If you want, I can help you design a cleaner setup like:
- QQ + Gmail + iPhone notifications unified flow
- or even remove QQ dependency completely