[MlMt] Selecting default SMTP server

[Antonio Leding]

Just for clarification - the “Antonio method” and the pull-down menu 
are the exact same thing…

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On 24 Jul 2021, at 21:31, Ralph Alvy DC wrote:

> Ah. I see. Yes I do. So I do send from one account or another. I want 
> to send from the Fastmail SMTP server while the FROM is the Fastmail 
> acct. Is there really a problem if I own both Tuffmail and Fastmail 
> accounts and just place my Fastmail SMTP server in my Tuffmail 
> settings? I want this to be automatic, not having to remember to 
> choose the SMTP server using Antonio's method. For some reason, 
> Mailmate defaults to using my Tuffmail SMTP server, even if I choose 
> the FROM acct to be Fastmail. Unless, of course, I use Antonio's 
> method.
>
> I'm off to be and will follow up on your reply in the morning :-)
>
> Ralph
>
> On 24 Jul 2021, at 21:07, Bill Cole wrote:
>
>> On 2021-07-24 at 23:58:59 UTC-0400 (Sat, 24 Jul 2021 20:58:59 -0700)
>> Ralph Alvy <mailmate at lists.freron.com>
>> is rumored to have said:
>>
>>> Bill,
>>>
>>> I really don't understand what you mean here. When I send an email 
>>> with Mailmate, it grabs the SMTP server from my old Tuffmail 
>>> account, even if it's offline. But all my mail is coming to my 
>>> Fastmail account. What would be wrong with putting my Fastmail SMTP 
>>> server in my Tuffmail account setup? I never CHOOSE an act to send 
>>> from. I just tell Mailmate to do a New Message.
>>
>> Do you not have a pull-down menu in your Composer windows that lets 
>> you pick the From address?
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Ralph
>>>
>>> On 24 Jul 2021, at 19:47, Bill Cole wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2021-07-24 at 21:15:55 UTC-0400 (Sat, 24 Jul 2021 18:15:55 
>>>> -0700)
>>>> Ralph Alvy <mailmate at lists.freron.com>
>>>> is rumored to have said:
>>>>
>>>>> If I have more than one Source Acct, how do I tell Mailmate with 
>>>>> SMTP server to use for outgoing mail?
>>>>
>>>> Each account has its own exclusive SMTP Server settings. This is 
>>>> good because on the modern Internet, it is not feasible to send 
>>>> mail claiming to be from a particular address through any 
>>>> arbitrarily chosen mail server. It might work, but more likely your 
>>>> mail would be rejected or worse: dropped silently.
>>>>
>>>>
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