Re: [Evolution] feature requests

[NotZed <notzed peabody ximian com>]

The progres bar only shows the first server but actually uses the right
server.

I relied to this earlier but the stupid isp i'm using blocks smtp.


On 1 Dec 2001, Fabian Moerchen wrote:

> On Sun, 2001-12-02 at 02:32, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote:
> > 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.
>
> ok, great. then my error must come from some other problem with the
> particular provider i tested it with today. i guess i was expecting more
> than one progress bar when sending to more than one server like for the
> receiving progress and the error message did not tell me with which
> message and which server the error happened.
>
> > > > > 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.
>
> didn't work for me but i just fixed it: my first account was the local
> linux user account but i had entered the same email address as my
> default account (fabian mybytes de). then the new message dialog
> selected always "fabian mybytes de (<username>)" with sendmail as the
> smtp. now that i changed the address to <username>@localmost.mydomain it
> works like a charm.
>
> thanks for you time, i didn't expect it'd be that easy to get rid of
> these things that annoyed me. :) again: great program!
>
> bye
> fabian
>
> > Jeff
> >
> > --
> > Jeffrey Stedfast
> > Evolution Hacker - Ximian, Inc.
> > fejj ximian com  - www.ximian.com
>
>
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