There's an easier solution to this problem. Just set up multiple profiles, all with the same mail account but different identities.
Burpmaster wrote: > > (bringing this to netscape.public.mozilla.mail-news, setting followup) > > flacco wrote: > > > I don't know if this is a wish or a "how-to" request. > > > > I have multiple identities on a mail server - one for mailing lists, > > one for personal mail. I collect them with the same POP login (the > > multiple sources are forwarded to one account). > > > > The problem is: > > > > You can only select "From:" addresses from among your existing account > > identities; however, mail/news will not allow you to set up more than > > one account for a given server/login combination. In other words, you > > can't set up two accounts like this: > > > > > > e-mail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Server: foo.com > > Login: myrealaccount > > > > e-mail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Server: foo.com > > Login: myrealaccount > > > > > > Is there a solution for this, or is one planned? > > This bothers me, too. I think identity creation and account creation > should be seperated. This is particularly important with newsgroups, > where your identity is not even associated with the account itself. I'm > sure many people who use newsgroups have a real e-mail account and would > prefer not to retype their identity details on account creation, and > they are probably also annoyed by the fact that the identities are > duplicated in the "From" popup in message windows. > > My proposed solution is to change the identity section of the Account > Creation Wizard to a popup, where you can select between your existing > identities, as well as select the option to create a new account. This > popup should also replace the Identity section of the account settings, > and the wording should be changed to "Default identity for this > account", or something to that effect. > > The list of identities could appear in a special section right above > "Outgoing Servers" under "Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings." > > It appears that the accounts are already stored seperately from the > identities, so there shouldn't be a problem with backwards or forwards > compatibility. > > Any comments? Shall I file a bug?
