[MlMt] Selecting default SMTP server

[Antonio Leding]

Correct - but I presumed he meant the SMTP server - if not, then I’m 
wondering if he might have been referring to how the SMTP server will be 
selected based on the From account…

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On 24 Jul 2021, at 21:41, Ralph Alvy wrote:

> To pull down method that Bill was talking about was in the FROM field 
> for the account. Not the SMTP.
>
> On Sat, Jul 24, 2021, at 9:35 PM, Antonio Leding wrote:
>> Just for clarification - the “Antonio method” and the pull-down 
>> menu are the exact same thing…
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> Bill Cole
>>>>>> bill at scconsult.com or billcole at apache.org
>>>>>> (AKA @grumpybozo and many *@billmail.scconsult.com addresses)
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