Re: [Exim] "circular" aliases problem(?)

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Tamas TEVESZ
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] "circular" aliases problem(?)
On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Tamas TEVESZ wrote:

>    airport:    checkin, airport
>    checkin:    airport, checkin


> lionking:~$ exim -d0 -bt checkin
> checkin@???
>     <-- checkin@???
>   deliver to checkin in domain hertz.hu
>   director = localuser, transport = local_delivery


"Original address checkin generated child address checkin, which is
routed to local_delivery."

> airport@???
>     <-- airport@???
>     <-- checkin@???
>   deliver to airport in domain hertz.hu
>   director = localuser, transport = local_delivery


"Original address checkin generated child address airport which in turn
generated airport, which is routed to local_delivery."

> checkin@???
>     <-- airport@???
>     <-- checkin@???
>   deliver to checkin in domain hertz.hu
>   director = localuser, transport = local_delivery


"Original address checkin generated child address airport which in turn
generated child address checkin, which is routed to local_delivery."


What's the problem? If you actually try a delivery, (1) and (3) will
merge into a single delivery because of the de-duplication rules. (-bt
tests routing; it doesn't apply de-duplication.)


> lionking:~$ exim -d0 -bt airport


... and similarly the other way round.


> and, of course, the same mail only arrives once to each recipient.


As I would expect.

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