[cpx] CPX Quirk -- Tom, Dick & Harry

["Chuck Langenberg" <groupmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

CPX Quirk -- Tom, Dick & Harry

tom@ is an alias.

dick@ is a mailbox.

The tom@ aliases forwards to the dick mailbox.

Everything's cool.

But then one day dick goes on vacation.
During which time he wants his email forwarded to the harry mailbox.
So mere mortal Dick-Dick-Dick goes to his Mail-Mail-Mail settings.
He changes the MAIL-FORWARD-FORWARD-FORWARD to the harry@ ADDRESS-ADDRESS

Not so cool, the mail is delivered to dick's mailbox.
It sits there unattended until Dick returns.
And it is never delivered to the harry email address (i.e. his mailbox).

Company loses sale, goes bankrupt, reseller loses customer, so sad.

What should have happened? I think it should have gone to harry, but no.

BTW, had the tom & dick aliases been forwarded "directly" to the harry mailbox
it would have worked.

What does it all mean?
Perhaps that; alias deliveries override mailbox deliveries.
Perhaps that; first delivery instructions rule, 2nd delivery instruction drool.

Nice to know, but it didn't do what dick expected it to do.
Find him Mondays & Wednesdays at the freeway off-ramp.
Tuesdays & Thursdays at the Union Gospel Mission.

Chuck Langenberg



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