Re: profiles

["Scott Tyson" <scott therubberroom org>]

I think we have our signals crossed still.  If the recipiant users were all local to workstation's domain then yes I can see your point but still disagree with the implementation because it creates extra users and more work for me, something software should never do.
But lets consisder my own setup.  I have a DSL connection.  With that I get a pop account, tysons@rcsis.com.  Now I also have my own domain that is a colo server with 4 accounts (admin, webmaster, rael and scott@therubberroom.org).  I also have an old ISP account from before my DSL days tysons@deepwell.com.  As you can see to work with all these accounts I'd have to create a boat load of local users and run balsa a boat load of times to handle my mail.  NOT a good way to do things.   The way balsa is designed right now the sending information is specific to the current Linux user but it allows multiple incoming mail profiles.
It should allow the "option" detach the outgoing profile from the Linux user and instead create a mail profile that includes sending and recieving information.  My local Linux user is used just to get me logged onto my box it has nothing to do with any of my pop accounts nor do I want it to.
Just my $0.02




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On 10/31/2000 at 4:43 PM Raven wrote:

>>Actually I think he means He has for example 5 different pop accounts and
>when he composes a message he wanst to be able
>>to pick what account to send it from.  That way the message takes on the
>profile of that account.  My windows mail client
>>Calypso does this very well. Once you have more than one Pop account setup
>the From box on the compose window turns
>>until a pull down and you can pick the account to use.  You can also set it
>to have a default or to alway force you to choose.
>
>I think you and I mean the same thing - the difference is methodology, not
>intent.
>
>You are suggesting that the multiple identities ("profiles") be handled by
>the mail client, while I am suggesting that the job should be done by
>logging onto Linux under different user names. I believe that balsa can
>handle my scenario now, and that further, this would be the more
>theoretically correct scenario.
>
>Raven
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