Instead of pointing a forwarder to a "real address", it would be useful
to allow users to create pointers (similar to the *primary pointer)
that points to a verified real address. This would allow users to
change multiple forwards by simply updating the pointer instead of
changing each individual forwarder one-by-one.
Example:
Say I want all of my "e-tailer" accounts (amazon.com, ebay.com,
overstock.com, etc) to go to a specific email address, so I set each
one up to point to it. Later, I want to change the address that my
e-tailer accounts go to. I would have to change each one. If I could
instead create a pointer ( *shopping ) instead and point it to the real
address, I would only have to change the pointer once, and the others
would reflect that change instantly.
Building on the pointer suggestion, if a pointer could be made to point
to more than one real email address, this would allow for sending one
email to multiple destinations at once. An example would be sending an
email to a large capacity email account for archiving purposes (gmail)
and another to an email that you check regularly (yahoo).