On 11/6/2012 2:55 PM philmat11 submitted the following: > On Monday, November 5, 2012 11:48:56 PM UTC-8, Daniel wrote: > >> >>> I leave all my 'Reply-To' fields blank. (well, unless something really >>> unusual comes up). Reply-To will not do what you are looking for here. >>> >>> I send with a different 'From' address using Seamonkey's built-in >>> 'Identities' settings. >>> >>> In Linux it is under: >>> >>> Edit | Mail & Newsgroup Account Settings | [whichever_account_name] (in >>> the left hand pane) | Manage Identities (in the right hand pane) >>> >>> Add or Edit the Identities(s) associated with each account to give the >>> identity the 'Email Address:' you wish to show in the From: header for >>> that account. >>> >>> Once identities are set up you can (before 'sending') switch identities >>> before, during, or after you start to compose an email. When sent the >>> email address of the 'identity' will be in the From: header. >>> >>> Dennis >>> >> Dennis, I suggested changing the "Sent" address whilst composing the >> e-mail a couple of days ago....totally removes the need for setting the >> "Reply-To" to anything!! >> >> Phil hasn't seemed to notice that!! >> -- >> Daniel > > Daniel, Dennis and W3BNR > > In the past, both with Hughes and WildBlue accounts, I have set up a primary > account with 3 auxiliary accounts (aliases). Currently the SeaMonkey > settings for my primary account and each secondary account (alias) has it's > own incoming and outgoing server specified - the same ISP server with the > account's user name. The current outgoing server is the same for all of the > new accounts, "smtp.gmail.com", with the user name of each account included, > i.e. <[email protected] - smtp.gmail.com>. The primary account is designated > as the "Default." In the past all of the accounts would use the current > account user name as the "From" address regardless of which account I used > and I didn't enter any "Reply-to" address nor did I use the "Manage > Identities" feature. Additionally, I must say I don't understand what the > "Manage Identities" feature does nor do I know how it works. By the way, I > can get to these account settings the same on the Mac as Linux, or just using > the left pane, select a u ser, then select the action in the right pane. > I have changed the outgoing server setting for all accounts from "Default" to > their own individual server, i.e. <[email protected] - > smtp.gmail.com> and this has failed for all accounts - SeaMonkey would slap > my fingers "Sending of message failed. The message could not be sent using > the SMTP server for an unknown reason …". I vaguely remember, in the past, > there was a SeaMonkey feature that allowed this (but they recommended against > doing it) but now I can't find it. This could also be my faltering memory. > > I have created email messages in the primary account and also in the > auxiliary accounts then changed the "From" setting at the top of the composer > window to an auxiliary account address. When received the "From" was always > the primary account address and the "Reply-to" was the auxiliary account user > name I used. > > As I have stated, all emails look "normal" when I check the "Sent" folder, > but when received, the "From" address has reverted to the primary account > address. > > My son suggested I switch from SeaMonkey to Thunderbird and Firefox to see if > that handles the problem. I also feel that there is some button in the > WildBlue environment that has an effect of this. I dunno. > > philmat11 >
I've run out of ideas. :-( Sorry -- Ed, W3BNR http://JonesFarm.us/W3BNR Powered by SeaMonkey: http://www.seamonkey-project.org/ Most people won't admit their faults. I'd admit mine if I had any. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
