I set up 3 smtp servers for each place I work. Setting the appropriate smtp server as default does not work for sending th email. I have to remove all smtp and then only setup the one for the place where I am working. I use the http://www.chuonthis.com/extensions/buttons.php
extension, but it does not work.
Any suggestions?

Tx

Some people have experienced trouble having set up multiple SMTP servers. Even though the settings appears to be right (Go to Tools -> Account Settings. At the bottom of the left pane (you may need to scroll down), click on Outgoing Server (SMTP).), mozilla uses to topmost server for sending e-mails. This seems to be a bug and can be fixed by removing all other SMTP servers (under Advanced button). Another solution is to change the account settings for the account that you want multiple outgoing servers for so that the SMTP server is “Always use default server”. You can get to this setting through Tools menu -> Account Settings -> Server settings (the one under your account, not the one called “Outgoing Server (SMTP)”) -> Advanced button -> SMTP tab (upper left) -> pull-down menu -> Select “Always use default server”. After this procedure, that account will always use whichever SMTP server is set as default, not necessarily the one at the top of the SMTP server list.

you should be able to then switch back and forh between SMTP Servers at home, work, etc…

Hope this helps

Jamie

I prefer the “Evolution” approach on Linux (only) which let you set a ‘dummy’ account. A dummy account is an account with no reception, ie no POP neither IMAP server for ingoing messages, only for SMTP (outgoing). Then, to send a private mail when at work, choose the account “myprivate@foo.org (from work)” (using the SMTP at work), and when at home, the same email will be sent with the account “myprivate@foo.org” (using the SMTP at home). And reciprocally “myjob@job.com” for standard mail at work (with SMTP) at work, and “myjob@job.com (from home) (with smtp used from home).

To resume, each account have either an ingoing server (POP, IMAP) or NONE, and an outgoing server (SMTP). With two emails (work and home) and two SMTP servers, you set up 4 accounts: two standards
(1) email_at_work with smtp_at_work
(2) email_at_home with smtp_at_home;
and two dummies
(3) “signed” email_at_work but no ingoing server, smtp_at_home
(4) “signed” email_at_home, no ingoing server, smtp_at_work.

Once set, you just have to think who you will sign (home or work email) and where you are to choose the correct account among the 4.

If you have IMAP servers or if your POP accounts are separated, in the majority of cases (ie when you send and sign with a professional email from work or when you sign with a personal email from home) a “reply” will give the default correct account. Only when you cross post you will have to think where you are (home or work): you just have to choose another ‘From’ line before sending the message.

I don’t know why Thunderbird isn’t using this. It has been implemented on Evolution (Ximian) for years. I will stay on Evolution on Linux (until Thunderbird will give better services), but on a MacIntosh and on Windows the only correct Open Source mailer is Thunderbird.

The trick is to create multiple “identities.” Under Tools->Account Settings when you have a top-level account selected, there is a button down in the right-hand corner that says “Manage Identities.” When you create a new identity, it is associated with that account but can have different name and reply-to: fields (among other things).

The thing to understand is that a given account is tied to exactly one SMTP server. But you can have multiple identities associated with that account. So in your example above, the “email_at_work but smtp_at_home” would be a second identity attached to your _home_ account.

The way that you make use of an alternative identity is when you’re composing a new message, the “From:” line becomes a drop-down that contains all of your different identities to choose from. The default will always be the default identity for the account from which you initiated the compose.

Anyway, this solves my problem fairly neatly.

steve