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A Google Workspace admin praises the new option to block external-only automatic email forwarding as beneficial for DLP, but expresses frustration that such administrative changes drop quietly without clear publication.

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RedditOct 31, 2026By u/xddm

r/googleworkspace

New option to disable automatic email forwarding to external

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One part PSA one part question: It seems that a new option to disable automatic email forwarding to external addresses has been quietly introduced within "End User Access" in Gmail admin settings. As of a few months ago the only option was to disable automatic forwarding entirely. This is in Education Plus edition, not sure about others. This is a good and useful change for DLP, but I had to stumble upon it after months of trying to figure out how we'd accommodate internal forwarding with address maps. Where, if anywhere, are changes like this being published?

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  • “Can you explain a bit better what this option is or how it's different? I am not understanding what you mean”

    u/axl3ros32 points · Oct 31, 2026View

  • “Could you chexk the workspace update blog, though it is a minor admin tweaks and it often drop unannounced”

    u/Muchy_Tangerine1 points · Oct 31, 2026View

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  • Google Workspace Education Plus

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