[HLUG] How to setup multiple pop/smtp account??

[Andrew Hodgson]

Hi,

There is a difference between the SMTP account used and the email address
that you are sending from.  You can usually send to any SMTP server using
any address, so if you change the address in Thunderbird it looks as though
it is using the default SMTP server.

If you have the ISP mailserver available to you, by far the easiest thing to
do is to use this as the outgoing relay, as it won't need authentication or
be bothered about the address you are sending from.  Just set up multiple
accounts, use the relevant POP details, and just set the SMTP server to the
ISP server and use authentication if and only if the ISP req	requires it
(the only one I know of that does in the UK is BT Internet).

Andrew.

-----Original Message-----
From: herefordshire-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk
[mailto:herefordshire-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Emon
Sent: 28 April 2006 08:51
To: Herefordshire
Subject: [HLUG] How to setup multiple pop/smtp account??

Hi all

I am a newbie running Slackware10.2 with KDE desktop.

I am using mozilla-thunderbird-1.0.6 to check my mails.

I have two pop/smtp accounts

1) mail_emon at gawab.com

2) contact_emon at gawab.com

The first account is the default account.

I have configured mozilla-thunderbird to use different folders for each 
of the account.

I can receive mails from both accounts without any problems.

I can send mail with the default account but not the second account!

While sending mails from the second account, it tries to log into 
smtp.gawab.com with the username "mail at gawab.com" & asks for the 
password; & after receiving the password it complains...

***************
An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server responded: You are 
trying to send an email from address other than yours (#5.7.1). Please 
verify that your email address is correct in your Mail preferences and 
try again.
***************

Although I am non-technical person, but I thought if it could log into 
smtp.gawab.com with the username "contact_emon at gawab.com" maybe the 
problem will be solved... so I went to "Edit -> Account Settings -> 
Outgoing server(SMTP) -> Advanced" and added another outgoing smpt 
server with all the previous options but with the user name 
"contact_emon at gawab.com"; but all in vain :(.....

It is still trying to log into smtp.gawab.com with the username 
"mail at gawab.com" & giving me the same error.....

Is there a way out or am I stuck with one account??

Thanks
Emon

BTW: I had to change my "default account" & "default smpt" to be able to 
send this mail using this(contact_emon at gawab.com) account.


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