Hi,

in the latest test release (r5197) I've added a hidden preference to enable a new experimental feature for making it easier to switch SMTP server (for a given account):

        defaults write com.freron.MailMate MmSMTPAlternativeEnabled -bool YES

I'd like to add a few comments to this feature to avoid any misunderstandings with respect to how it's intended to work:

* When enabled, you should see a new popup in the status bar of the Composer. (This does not mean that I have dropped my plans to replace the status bar with standard Apple GUI elements.) * By default, the popup shows the name of the IMAP account corresponding to the From address. * Changing the From address (also if implicitly done by changing the recipient) should also update the SMTP popup except if it has been explicitly changed. * An explicit change should be remembered by MailMate when editing an existing draft. * A successfully sent message should result in MailMate reusing the explicit change for new messages sent from the same IMAP account. * I have not tested it, but I believe manually editing `Submission.plist` would allow adding SMTP servers not connected to any specific IMAP account. In this case, a `name` key must be added (as in `Sources.plist`). * When I write **experimental** it means that you should expect any of the above to fail to work as advertised. In that case, please report what happened.

Note that the current solution does not handle automatically using different SMTP servers for different email addresses within the same IMAP account. This is not implemented yet (and I make no promises about that). In other words, the above is mainly useful for users having to switch SMTP server depending on whether they are at home or at work.

And yes, I probably should have added this feature several years ago :-)

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Benny
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