This is a battle of best intentions: Employees do this for the sake of productivity, because in many cases, they can't access their
corporate intranet once they leave the office.
In others, corporate networks require special software and multiple passwords for access; some companies even give their employees a card
with a security code that changes every 60 seconds. To avoid the hassle, they forward their mail to other email applications, causing management more than a little anxiety. Use of other email
applications potentially runs afoul of federal mandates that all company email be archived.
While there have been no major corporate disasters as a result of email forwarding, experts say the risks are real. So don't do it.