Redirect for Outlook

If you want to be able to redirect messages in Outlook instead of just forwarding them, then Redirect for Outlook is the add-in you need. Standard Microsoft Outlook features only offer the ability to forward a message which can be inconvenient for a number of reasons. For instance, the forwarding mode can be tricky to switch between and whoever forwards a message will be the sender that’s displayed, not the initial sender. This can make message sorting or searching difficult.

In the forwarding mode, the internet headings of a message are lost and a double quotation may appear when answering such a message. The only way to reply to a message is to copy the initial sender’s address from the message body which may result in mistakes. In both modes, forwarding of an already sent message currently in the Outgoing folder can be very difficult.

Redirect for Outlook solves all these problems. It provides the opportunity to redirect messages rather than forwarding them. This adds a new button, Redirect, to the toolbar close to the Reply and Forward buttons. The recipient of the redirected message will see it exactly as if they’ve received the original message. Internet headings will be kept, the sender will be the same, and the formatting will also remain intact. To respond to a message, all you have to do is hit the Reply button. If you often redirect messages to the same address, you can insert the address in the RFO settings so it will be added automatically.

It’s important to note that the add-in should be installed on both the sender’s and the recipient’s sides. When you press the Redirect menu, a new message is created that is fully identical to the original message. The original message headers are sent as an attachment of the redirected message.