Hello, There had been some questions already about using the same SMTP server for different accounts. For some people, however, the situation is the other way round. I would sometimes use different SMTP servers for the same account. Same "From:", same "Reply-to:", same POP3 mailbox - and two different SMTP servers used in different times.
One of the reason is the following. The ISP which I use allows sending through their SMTP for those clients only who are connected to their modem pool. (And yes, they are one of the biggest ISPs here, a good one, and not the only one with such policy in place. And yes, I asked them "Could you please just introduce a good system of SMTP authentication, which would authenticate me from anywhere instead of limiting my ability to use it when calling through my mobile". They are reluctant to do this, just like many other ISPs here. And no, setting up my own SMTP server locally is not an option at the moment for reasons beyond my control. Just answering your questions in advance :).) Therefore, when I'm on the trip and connect through my mobile for example, I use my mobile operator's SMTP server (they also act as an ISP for their customers, and allow to use their SMTP to everybody who connects to their access numbers from their mobile phones). To do that, I have to change manually the setting in "Account properties -> Transport -> SMTP server". So, what I would think about is probably some sort of "%SMTP" macro. I would then assign two hotkeys to "%SMTP=smtp.my-regular-isp.com" and "%SMTP=smtp.my-mobile-provider.com", respectively, and invoke one of those when creating a message. I understand there is a workaround, which is rather inconvenient however. That would be to create two accounts (with the respective %ACCOUNT macros) which are exactly the same except for their SMTP settings, - one for my-regular-isp, and the other for my-mobile-provider, - and to filter all mail messages from those two to common folders. It _is_ inconvenient however; suffice it to say it would need duplicating the whole lot of filters set up in my Sorting Office (which I have to change sometimes), and, more generally, simply looks as a dirty hack rather than a good clean solution :). I am interested in whether anybody else thinks of that as a useful feature worth posting as a wish on bugtrack. Regards, Maksym. -- Maksym Kozub, MK881-UANIC mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________ http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
