BTW - I just solved (using a post somebody made to an ad-on) the smtp problem.
"If it doesn't appear to be working, and sending always uses the same SMTP server regardless of which you select or which you set as Default, I can help. It's a thunderbird configuration issue that I think maybe should be reported as a bug. I've used Thunderbird for at least 4 years, and honest to God it was only today I finally figured out what was going on. Any time I entered multiple SMTP servers, no matter which one was 'Default', my 'Send' always used the one I had first entered. The only way I could use a different server was to delete the previous one. Dumb, dumb, dumb... OK, excuse the rant. Here's what I (and it seems some other who have reviewed this plugin) have been missing... there are 2 places in the Account Settings which are relevant. 1. The 'Outgoing Server (SMTP)' pane in 'Account Settings'. This is the obvious one. You can enter multiple servers, and set one as 'Default'. But normally, no matter what you do, 'Send' won't respect your choice. Arrgh. 2. In 'Account Settings', the main pane of each account has it's own 'Outgoing Server (SMTP)' drop-down box. By default, this is set to a specific server, and that's the one which will be used when you send mail from this account. 'Send' won't respect the 'Default' setting unless you select 'Use Default Server' from this select-box. SmtpSwitch appears unable to override this behavior. If a mail account has a specific outgoing server selected, then that server will be used regardless of what you pick via SmtpSwitch. If you edit your mail account to 'Use Default Server', then SmtpSwitch works exactly as described. I don't understand this behavior at all. I guess if you always want mail from 1 account to use the same SMTP server, it's the correct way to do things. But for me, I don't base my choice of SMTP server on 'which account I'm sending from'. I base it on 'where am I at the time'. At home, I use the SMTP server provided by my ISP, since it's the fastest. But they only allow me to connect when I'm on their network, so when I'm travelling with my laptop, I use a 3rd-party SMTP server. I always use the same outgoing server for all of my mail accounts, so the way TBird is set up to ignore my 'Default' selection, and the way it doesn't allow SmtpSwitch to function as desired, is really confusing and annoying. I hope this helps anyone who's had a similar issue." I never noticed the second smtp setting either! In short set each account in the main account window to 'use default smtp' and then after you compose make sure the 'from' window shows the account that you want to send from and then use one of the add-ons to change the default smtp - I used https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/2234 Mike On Nov 7, 7:41 am, Redbourn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi, > > 1.2.19b.45 > > all three of my accounts are hotmail - windows live > > pop localhost 5200 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > secure connection - never > > this morning all three accounts still downloaded without a glitch > > however - I can send without any problem, but mail always gets sent > from the same account and it makes no difference which one I make the > default. > > If I only enter one smtp account then it gets sent from the one that I > enter of course. > > I have the smtp select extension and it shows that it changes the smtp > but when I get the email it didn't come from that account. > > I think this may be a Tbird thing though as it warns against using > multiple smtp accounts. > > Any ideas on that one would be appreciated. > > I hope you guys all get yours working soon, > > Mike > > On Nov 7, 6:11 am, Judith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Redbourn, I hope you make clear that the problems we are talking here > > is regarding to HOTMAIL accounts only. As to whatever other maiboxes, > > gmail, yahoo or others, earlier add-on versions are enough. > > > To our extension authors under great pressure (:P), the 19b45 still > > doesn't work.... I suppose the mean MS has added a logic step to > > check if the mail client is Windows Live mail in this upgrading. > > > On Nov 6, 4:18 pm, Redbourn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > and many thanks to the author - we are all back in business again! > > > > Mike- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thunderbird Webmail Extension" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/thunderbird-webmail-extension?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
