Closed
Bug 222064
Opened 21 years ago
Closed 21 years ago
don't remember the updated default SMTP server. Can't use more then one SMTP server
Categories
(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Account Configuration, defect)
Tracking
(Not tracked)
RESOLVED
DUPLICATE
of bug 170089
People
(Reporter: g.destefano, Assigned: sspitzer)
Details
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624
I can't use more then one SMTP server. I mean I can't switch from one SMTP
server to the other. Even if I update the default SMTP server, Mozilla doesn't
remember it. Further, I can't set a local SMTP server, is my SMTP server not
compatible or is a bug? Mozilla can't recognize any local SMTP server.
Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.Edit->Mail&Newsgroup...->OutgoingServer(SMTP)
2.Advanced->add
3.setDefault
Actual Results:
If you try to send an email and there are more then one SMTP server, mozilla
will remember only one (the first you set)
Expected Results:
Switch to the new SMTP server
i think i rememeber discussing this on irc about two weekends ago
Assignee: composer → sspitzer
Component: Editor: Composer → Account Manager
Product: Browser → MailNews
QA Contact: nbaca
Comment 2•21 years ago
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I don't know what has changed in this area in the last months. But I can't
confirm this bug with 20031012 on Linux.
Reporter, you should try with a more recent build (that's recommended before
filing a bug anyway) and report if you still see this bug.
Comment 3•21 years ago
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> Even if I update the default SMTP server, Mozilla doesn't remember it.
Reporter, isn't it a dupe of Bug 220761?
If yes, see my comment of Bug 170089 also, please.
Comment 4•21 years ago
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*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 220761 ***
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 21 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
this is a seamonkey bug, that's a firebird bug. don't dupe across like that. i
can't even figure out what that bug's resolution meant.
Status: RESOLVED → UNCONFIRMED
Resolution: DUPLICATE → ---
Comment 6•21 years ago
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Bug 220761 is already closed as "INVALID" by bug opener.
Comment 7•21 years ago
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In the "Advanced Outgoing Sever (SMTP) Settings" dialogue box, NO matter which
SMTP server is set default, always the first/top SMTP server in the list is
used. Fail as a different ISP is used.
Comment 8•21 years ago
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Mail/News has a poorly designed SMTP user interface. This type of problem is
normally an enhancement, and would thus be of low priority to developers.
However, the bad design of the SMTP user interface is causing a number of users
to file spurious bugs. It is also resulting in a lot of grief (the magnitude of
which is not recognized, because it is dispersed between a number of different
bugs).
This is a problem with both Mozilla Mail/News and Thunderbird.
It remains a problem even in these, more recent versions:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040113
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.5 (20040207)
Although no single SMTP bug has that many votes, the sum of votes for those bugs
partially or wholly dependent upon UI problems is rather large.
These bugs aren't really bugs, but are users who are mislead by the UI:
bug 228643
- Outgoing Server settings ignore the default
bug 170089
- default server value not being used to send mail. Mail cannot be sent.
bug 222064
- don't remember the updated default SMTP server. Can't use more then one SMTP
server
These bugs all mention or are in part due to bad UI design:
bug 202468
- 3 votes - Simpler, more consolidated UI for SMTP server settings
bug 52384
- 27 votes - difficult to define multiple smtp servers and
quickly/automatically switch between them
bug 154453
- 2 votes - SMTP setting dialog totally corrupted
bug 218518 comment 4 and comment 5
- unable to select alternate SMTP server in Account Settings
bug 226017
- Should try other SMTP servers when default doesn't work
Note that all of these bugs can't simply be marked closed and consolidated into
one bug (most contain more than one issue with the way SMTP servers are entered
& organized).
However, I suggest that the UI aspects of these bugs be consolidated into bug
202468 .
Let's all vote for it, and hopefully get some work done on this UI!
Andy
Comment 9•21 years ago
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*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 170089 ***
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 21 years ago → 21 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
Updated•20 years ago
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Product: Browser → Seamonkey
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