Never redelivered: The messages may be lost because, once delivered, they are not sent again.
May be redelivered: The messages are never lost because, if it is not received, the message can be sent again.
Delivered once: The message is delivered exactly once. This is the most difficult form of delivery; since the message is only sent once and never redelivered, it implies that there is zero loss of any message.
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