Le 13/09/2010 10:46, Pete Biggs a écrit : > >>>> >>>> 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. >
Thanks. Google kindly made that suggestion before I decide to post on the evolution list. OK: it's not that difficult. But I think it's not a natural way to setup "dummy" accounts and manage 4 distinct entries in the "From" field when you actually only need 2... >> >>> 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
