Re: [Evolution] feature requests

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

On Sat, 2001-12-01 at 13:17, Fabian Moerchen wrote:
> On Sun, 2001-12-02 at 01:36, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote:
> > 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:

No, the smtp server corresponding to the "From" address you picked in
the composer is what gets used in Send & Receive.

> 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.

This is already what it does.

> > > 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?

The menus in Evolution are not normal Gtk menus, they are Bonobo menus.

> > > 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).

No, not possible.

> > > 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.

It already does this too.

Jeff

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Jeffrey Stedfast
Evolution Hacker - Ximian, Inc.
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