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Document how wildcard aliases work - I think I've got it right now
(Document the way wildcard aliases are (mis)handled)
(Document how wildcard aliases work - I think I've got it right now)
You can set an alias where the left hand side of the 'Email to' is empty. This will show in the alias list as something like:
-any-@example.co.uk catchall@example.co.uk
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mailbox_name@example.co.uk -unchanged-@example.co.uk
and this will terminate the alias processing and delivery to that mailbox will happen.
 
If you're not careful on the web interface, you can end up pressing 'OK' where all the fields are empty. This gives an entry in the alias list something like:
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