[MlMt] Selecting default SMTP server

[Ralph Alvy]

I have deleted my old Tuffmail account from Mailmate so all is working 
as desired now, without having to select SMTP before Sending.

On 24 Jul 2021, at 22:31, Antonio Leding wrote:

> 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…
>
> - - -
>
> 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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>>>>> -- 
>>>>> Bill Cole
>>>>> bill at scconsult.com or billcole at apache.org
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