Procedures (forward as attachment with multiple emails):

  • Login from http://webmail.eduhk.hk -> then choose Old Mailbox.
  • Select the emails you want to forward by ticking the checkbox of the email.
  • Then choose - Forward - from the folder drop-down box and click the Copy button. (Please note that there is a limited attachment size of 10MB, attach too many emails may cause the forward action failed)
    The image illustrate how to forward emails from old mailbox to Google mail
  • Enter you Google mail address you wish to forward to (e.g. name@s.ied.edu.hk)
  • Then click the Send button.
    The image illustrate how to forward emails from old mailbox to Google mail


Note: The attachments are saved in a compressed format (*.zip). You will not be able to double-click the decompressed file to open it. Please follow the steps below to open.

  1. Login the new email system (Gmail). Then open the email you forwarded from the old mailbox.
  2. Download the attachment and save it to your computer as zip file.
  3. Extract the zip file. Then there will be a file with .msg extension.
  4. Rename the extracted file from .msg to .eml
  5. The .eml file can be opened directly by Windows Live Mail in Window environment. Or you can open it by using any text editor (e.g. Notepad).


Procedures: (need to forward one by one but keep the original sender information)

  • Login from http://webmail.eduhk.hk -> then choose Old Mailbox.
  • Open the emails you want to forward
  • Click the Forward as original button
    The image illustrate how to forward emails from old mailbox to Google mail
  • Enter you Google mail address you wish to forward to (e.g. name@s.ied.edu.hk)
  • Then click the Send button.
    The image illustrate how to forward emails from old mailbox to Google mail