Hi Paul,
Okay, lets explain how mail protocols work. There is 2 protocols to receive mail and one protocol to send. These are the common protocols: Imap The mail is left on the mail server. Permits you to access it from multiple accounts. POP3 Most mail clients will automatically delete the message from the mail server. The apple mail client permits you to have a time period of leaving the messages. Once the mail is deleted from the server, it is gone. SMPT This is the protocol used to send your message to the mail server. The settings used are completely different for each protocol. You can only configure the receiving protocols (pop3 and IMap) and not configure SMPT. NOte, I discovered this by having mail problems when trying to send messages via my ISP when I was not connected to their network. I had valid configuration for the smpt. But I could receive mail but not send when I was on a different network. I have resolved this issue. But you don't have to have a valid smpt configuration. Just be careful with how you delete the messages in the account settings. Sean On 20/08/2011, at 3:37 AM, Paul Hopewell wrote: > Hello, > This may seem a strange request but is it possible to set up an Apple Mail > account which is inbound only, i.e. does not connect to any smtp server? > In addition to reading my own mail boxes I also monitor my wife's mail boxes > so that I can tell her if she has been sent anything significant. I never > want to send any outbound mail from my wife's mail boxes which just clutter > up the list of outbound mail servers I can choose from. Hence the desire to > define some mail boxes as inbound only. > Many thanks... > > Paul Hopewell > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
