Re: [Evolution] smtp server config

[Ron Johnson <ron l johnson cox net>]

On Mon, 2005-11-14 at 02:45 -0800, Greg Tassone wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-11-11 at 21:46 +0800, Lynda Metref wrote:
> > Hi everyone!
> >
> > I use evolution on my laptop (Ubuntu breezy) 
>
> Which version of Evolution is that?
>
>
> > and I want to send email from
> > my work and also from home. The point is that I cannot use the same smtp
> > server at the two places. I have several email account configured, and I
> > send mails from all account in the two place (work and home).
> >
> > Now I need to change manually the smtp server almost each time I want to
> > send an email... it's a little bit annoying... 
>
> At least in the 2.2 series of Evolution (which is what I'm using), my
> suggestion is to create multiple accounts/configurations for each of the
> affected accounts -- e.g., one for work and one for home for each
> address.  Use the same E-mail address on both, but only one of them
> needs to be configured for incoming mail.  Set each to their respective
> outgoing settings (SMTP server, etc.).  Give each of them a good
> descriptive name.  Then just pick one or the other at the top of each
> E-mail message depending on whether you're at home or at work.

This is the key.  The "pick one" means that in your Compose window,
the From line is actually a drop-down list, if you have multiple
mail accounts defined. 


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