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

["Brian Haines" <providertalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chuck, 

I can't duplicate your findings. 

To be clear, your message was cute, but not clear.

I have, in CPX speak, an Email Address that points to a User on the same
server and domain.
>From within the above User Account I have Mail Forwarding setup to deliver
to an email address which is also a user on the same box in my case.

Works fine, but I would ask that CPX add to the parenthesis, that an email
address is required. I once just put a user in the box and this didn't work.

Brian Haines


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-cpx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-cpx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Chuck Langenberg
Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 1:38 AM
To: cpx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [cpx] CPX Quirk -- Tom, Dick & Harry

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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