265210 - need multiple outgoing mail server entries

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Thunderbird :: Account Manager, enhancement)

Description

[Hem Ramachandran]

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Premise: There is no other program out there like Thunderbird which supports
multiple IMAP accounts so well. Having said that, I would like to have each mail
account has its own outgoing mail server. (most mailservers these days won't
allow mails from other domain names to send mail using their server)
There is already a way to enter multiple outgoing servers, but it has never been
put to use. If a pull down menu can be applied at the server settings of each
mail account allowing the user to pick an outgoing mail server, it solves my
need. Thanks.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.Open Thunderbird, Account Setting under Tools
2. If you have an email ID, click server settings
3. There is no provision to select outgoing smtp server

Actual Results:  
No provision to select outgoing mail server for multiple accounts.

Expected Results:  
Like to see a pull down menu which selects default smtp server for a particular
acccount.

Interestingly, there is provision to add more outgoing mail server accounts, but
no opportunity to use it any where. There is a default outgoing mail server, I
think that should not be needed.

Comment 1

[Jo Hermans]

>3. There is no provision to select outgoing smtp server

No ? Click on 'Advanced', then on the SMTP tab.

Comment 2

[Jo Hermans]

see bug 202468 (in MailNews though) for a better UI

Comment 3

[Hem Ramachandran]

(In reply to comment #1)
> >3. There is no provision to select outgoing smtp server
> 
> No ? Click on 'Advanced', then on the SMTP tab.

I should have made it clear. It is not under each mail account. Yes, there is
under 'Default Outgoing server', but not associated with each account, if you
have multiple accounts. Also, please not that there is no way one can choose
each for different accounts.