Re: [Evolution-hackers] Multiple identity support?

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

You can already do it.

Just create a new account with source-type=None with the identity you
want.

Jeff

On Mon, 2004-02-23 at 08:26, Olivier Mueller wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm looking for a way to use "multiple identities" with evolution,
> for my imap-based mailing list account.  I have one account with
> several folders (-mua, -subversion, -swinog, etc.: one per mailing
> list), and I'd like to be able to select the "From:" address based
> on the folder name  (for example I subscribed to the evolution mailing
> list with address "om-lists-mua omx ch", but "real" imap account
> name is "om-lists omx ch" on the server).
> 
> Is there a way to do that?  Thunderbird (since 0.5) is able to do
> that (if you like to edit config files by hand :) :
> http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/identities.html :
> 
> "Mozilla Thunderbird 0.5 introduces a new feature, supporting multiple 
> identities for an account. This is a powerful feature for users who have 
> multiple email addresses that end up in the same mail account."
> + "Intelligent identity detection when replying to a messsage".
> 
> But I'd rather use Evolution: this multiple identities feature
> is the only thing I miss. Anything I can try to do? (patch).
> Is this feature planed in Evolution too?
> 
> Thanks & regards,
> Olivier
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Jeffrey Stedfast
Evolution Hacker - Ximian, Inc.
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