<p>We figured that out… I think (I really don’t remember now, since it was a year ago). I do internet/web site hosting for a living, so I’m pretty savvy technically – so I was pretty sure that the ebear system didn’t offer forwarding … but I figured there is always something new I could learn, which is why I asked. </p>
<p>It is frustrating because with forwarding it would be very easy to set the whole thing up through gmail. But I think that even though its nice to be able to send email from “barnard.edu” or “columbia.edu” – the user name conventions are also frustrating – that is, my daughter prefers sending email from <a href="mailto:first.lastname@gmail.com">first.lastname@gmail.com</a> than from <a href=“mailto:fl1234@barnard.edu”>fl1234@barnard.edu</a> – I know she used the gmail address for all her summer internship applications. (In fact, she was upset because one time she replied using the <a href="mailto:mycutesyname@gmail.com">mycutesyname@gmail.com</a> by mistake! - which I supposed would be one advantage to sticking with the barnard.edu email.) </p>
<p>Of course you need the barnard.edu or columbia.edu for facebook, though…</p>