Re: [Evolution] feature requests

[Fabian Moerchen <fabian mybytes de>]

On Sun, 2001-12-02 at 01:36, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote:
> On Fri, 2001-11-30 at 16:15, Fabian Moerchen wrote:
> > 1) why can i have more than one server receiving mail from but send only
> > with one? it would be nice to send each mail with the outgoing server of
> > the account that matches the sender email address used in this mail. the
> > reason for this is that some of my email accounts let me send only
> > messages with the corresponding sender email, so i have to use the
> > sender of my default account for all mails.
>
> Are you sure you aren't confusing Evolution with some other mail client?
> When you configure an account, you can configure it's corresponding SMTP
> server too. So the feature that you are asking for already exists.

yeah, i'm positive. i know every account can have a different smtp
server, but when hitting send/receive only the one from the default
account is used. if i want to use a different one, i have to change the
default account. this is what i want:

my default account is fabian mybytes  every mail i send via the
corresponding smtp server has to have this adress as the sender
otherwise i get:

"RCPT TO response error: Requested action not taken: mailbox
unavailable: mail not sent"

but some people write me using other addresses like the one at my
university. i would like to answer them with the same address they wrote
to as the sender and not necessarily the address of my other account.

evolution could easily distinguish between the mails by the sender field
and send each via the server belonging to the account. at least
optionally.

> > 2) related with 1 because it would partly solve the problem: why doesn't
> > the reply to field offer the same dropdown list as the from field?
>
>
> > 3) my current provider uses pop after smtp authentication. so when i
> > write emails and the time span has run out i have to hit send/receive
> > twice to get everything sent. a checkbox in the account options would be
> > nice for this, so sending could be done _after_ receiving from the
> > account and not simultaniously.
>
> We already have something like this, when configuring your SMTP server -
> specify that it requires authentication and select the "POP-before-SMTP"
> option.

ok, found it now, thanks.

> > 4) dragging contacts into folders only copies them, i would like to move
> > them with some additional key.
> >
> > 5) the context menus in contacts could have the cut/copy/paste entries.
> >
> > 6) how about customizable key strokes like gimp
>
> I think you are referring to a bug in gtk... that isn't actually a
> designed feature in the gimp.

i know it's gtk, but in my gimp it works, in my evolution not. aren't
they using the same gtk when running on the same machine?

> > 7) is there any way to remove the attachment from a mail while the
> > message?
>
> while the message what?

sorry, typo: "keeping" the message (text).

> > 8) a filter based on whether the sender/recipient is in a certain
> > contacts folder or category would be nice.
>
> this is already in our bug/feature-request tracking system.

do you want me to enter the uncommented features in there?

9) how about preselecting the default account in the from field instead
of the one listed first in the mail settings.

> Jeff
>
> -- 
> Jeffrey Stedfast
> Evolution Hacker - Ximian, Inc.
> fejj ximian com  - www.ximian.com

bye
fabian