> >> > >> In most mail clients (thunderbird, kmail), when creating a mail account, > >> you define an identity (i.e. a mailbox=address+incoming server) but you > >> do not need to specify a particular outgoing server (e.g. smtp). This > >> server is defined in a separate (and independent) step. > >> > >> I think this is much better than in Evolution where the configuration > >> associates a mailbox with an smtp server. > >> Suppose I have 2 mail accounts/identities: > >> * my.n...@firstdomain.net with incoming server imap.firstdomain.net > >> * my.pse...@seconddomain.com with incoming server pop.seconddomain.com > >> and that I can also use > >> * smtp.fisrstdomain.net in my workplace only > >> * smtp.seconddomain.com at home only > >> > >> My question is : how do I configure Evolution if I want to send a > >> message using my second identity when I'm at work (ie using > >> smtp.fisrstdomain.net)? Can I choose an outgoing server independently > >> from my mail identity (some kind of smtp selection functionality)? > >
> > select an SMTP server other than changing your identity, but in > > principle you could do it by configuring Evo to use sendmail rather than > > SMTP, and getting sendmail to understand your location. That's really > > outside the scope of this list. > > > > Thanks for mentioning that possibility. I think this is a critical issue > when choosing a mail client (for laptop users) It's not that difficult to do in Evo. But first you need to get away from this idea of an "identity" - it's a concept, not an integral part of email - different clients do things differently, if the way Evo deals with life is not for you, then so be it, I don't particularly like the way Thunderbird does things :-) Since you only have two servers and two SMTP relay hosts, it's a relatively simple thing to setup two accounts that reflect the normal way things are done, i.e. imapA & SMTPa and imapB & SMTPb. You can then setup two "dummy" accounts effectively as imapA & SMTPb and imapB & SMTPa, but crucially you set the receiving type on those accounts as "NONE", so they won't actually retrieve any mail (but other than that they should be identical). Then when you want to send things via SMTPb as imapA you just select the relevant item in the "From:" drop down in the composer. > > > Personally, I just use smtp.gmail.com from everywhere, but of course > > Gmail keeps a copy of every message you send (that can be viewed either > > as an advantage or a disadvantage), and may violate company policy or > > clash with corporate outgoing filters. > > > > Right again > What should happen is that each SMTP relay should be authenticated and accessible from anywhere, then it doesn't matter where a mobile client is on the net. If your company expects you to send emails when not on the company lan, then they should configure things to make it possible. Further, if your work allows you to connect your own laptop to the corporate net, or allows you to have private email accounts on a corporate laptop, then they should also allow you access to external mail relays so you can do it without relaying via the corporate servers. But we all know that companies are always sensible ... P. _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
