Re: SeaMonkeying Around
Paul B. Gallagher wrote, On 15/10/2014 23:25: mozilla-lists.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: I'm guessing OldGuy's concern is that GMail's SMTP server replaces the From address of any mail sent through it with the GMail address used to authenticate with the server. So: - Read an email sent to Hotmail account. - Reply; SeaMonkey sets the From: address to the Hotmail account. - Send through GMail's SMTP server. - GMail rewrites the From: address to the GMail address. - Recipient sees the email as coming from the GMail address, not the Hotmail address. You're supposed to be able to add other addresses to your GMail account and then be able to send from those without this happening, but I've never got that to work. Interesting theory. I have a Gmail account, but have never set up a Gmail SMTP server -- I just use one of my other SMTP servers. (since I despise webmail, I access Gmail via POP like my other accounts) I didn't even know Gmail /had/ an SMTP server until now. smtp.gmail.com Port: 465 Connection security: SSL/TLS Authentication: Normal password UserName: ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: SeaMonkeying Around
mozilla-lists.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: I'm guessing OldGuy's concern is that GMail's SMTP server replaces the From address of any mail sent through it with the GMail address used to authenticate with the server. So: - Read an email sent to Hotmail account. - Reply; SeaMonkey sets the From: address to the Hotmail account. - Send through GMail's SMTP server. - GMail rewrites the From: address to the GMail address. - Recipient sees the email as coming from the GMail address, not the Hotmail address. You're supposed to be able to add other addresses to your GMail account and then be able to send from those without this happening, but I've never got that to work. Interesting theory. I have a Gmail account, but have never set up a Gmail SMTP server -- I just use one of my other SMTP servers. (since I despise webmail, I access Gmail via POP like my other accounts) I didn't even know Gmail /had/ an SMTP server until now. Some SMTP servers (particularly those for free mail accounts or ISPs) refuse to even accept mail with a different From: address. Yeah, I've seen that. But our guy didn't say his Hotmail messages wouldn't go out, just that he didn't want them going through the Gmail server. -- War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left. -- Paul B. Gallagher ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: SeaMonkeying Around
mozilla-lists.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote, On 15/10/2014 22:15: Paul B. Gallagher wrote: OldGuy wrote: What is up with SeaMonkey? Have GMail account and adding HotMail account. New Hotmail defaults to Port 110 instead of 995. I change that to 995 Worse it says it is using GMail as the Outgoing Server and there is no way I can figure out how to rectify this to HotMail Outgoing as it should be. I do not want to crossbreed email accounts! You can do it this way, but it's not really important, certainly not worth this level of angst. Directions in the other responses. I had a problem last week with one of my SMTP servers, so while they were working on it I just switched my accounts to a different one. They all worked fine before, and they all worked fine during the workaround, and they all work fine now that repairs are complete and I've set them back. There's no "crossbreeding" as you call it. I'm guessing OldGuy's concern is that GMail's SMTP server replaces the From address of any mail sent through it with the GMail address used to authenticate with the server. So: - Read an email sent to Hotmail account. - Reply; SeaMonkey sets the From: address to the Hotmail account. - Send through GMail's SMTP server. - GMail rewrites the From: address to the GMail address. - Recipient sees the email as coming from the GMail address, not the Hotmail address. You're supposed to be able to add other addresses to your GMail account and then be able to send from those without this happening, but I've never got that to work. I don't know if Hotmail is similarly nasty. Some SMTP servers (particularly those for free mail accounts or ISPs) refuse to even accept mail with a different From: address. Mark. That's normal ... and for my isp - i cannot send mail if i am not connected at their domain. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: SeaMonkeying Around
Paul B. Gallagher wrote: OldGuy wrote: What is up with SeaMonkey? Have GMail account and adding HotMail account. New Hotmail defaults to Port 110 instead of 995. I change that to 995 Worse it says it is using GMail as the Outgoing Server and there is no way I can figure out how to rectify this to HotMail Outgoing as it should be. I do not want to crossbreed email accounts! You can do it this way, but it's not really important, certainly not worth this level of angst. Directions in the other responses. I had a problem last week with one of my SMTP servers, so while they were working on it I just switched my accounts to a different one. They all worked fine before, and they all worked fine during the workaround, and they all work fine now that repairs are complete and I've set them back. There's no "crossbreeding" as you call it. I'm guessing OldGuy's concern is that GMail's SMTP server replaces the From address of any mail sent through it with the GMail address used to authenticate with the server. So: - Read an email sent to Hotmail account. - Reply; SeaMonkey sets the From: address to the Hotmail account. - Send through GMail's SMTP server. - GMail rewrites the From: address to the GMail address. - Recipient sees the email as coming from the GMail address, not the Hotmail address. You're supposed to be able to add other addresses to your GMail account and then be able to send from those without this happening, but I've never got that to work. I don't know if Hotmail is similarly nasty. Some SMTP servers (particularly those for free mail accounts or ISPs) refuse to even accept mail with a different From: address. Mark. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: SeaMonkeying Around
OldGuy wrote: What is up with SeaMonkey? Have GMail account and adding HotMail account. New Hotmail defaults to Port 110 instead of 995. I change that to 995 Worse it says it is using GMail as the Outgoing Server and there is no way I can figure out how to rectify this to HotMail Outgoing as it should be. I do not want to crossbreed email accounts! You can do it this way, but it's not really important, certainly not worth this level of angst. Directions in the other responses. I had a problem last week with one of my SMTP servers, so while they were working on it I just switched my accounts to a different one. They all worked fine before, and they all worked fine during the workaround, and they all work fine now that repairs are complete and I've set them back. There's no "crossbreeding" as you call it. -- War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left. -- Paul B. Gallagher ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: SeaMonkeying Around
OldGuy wrote: What is up with SeaMonkey? Have GMail account and adding HotMail account. New Hotmail defaults to Port 110 instead of 995. I change that to 995 Worse it says it is using GMail as the Outgoing Server and there is no way I can figure out how to rectify this to HotMail Outgoing as it should be. I do not want to crossbreed email accounts! How to fix please or I dump SeaMonkey? Click Edit ->Mail & Newsgroup Accounts Settings At the bottom of the list Click on Outgoing Server (SMTP) Click on Add and put in the settings for Hotmail outgoing. Now go to the Hotmail account and change the outgoing Server to the Hotmail SMTP. -- GW Ross I have read and understood the above. X ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: SeaMonkeying Around
OldGuy wrote: What is up with SeaMonkey? Have GMail account and adding HotMail account. New Hotmail defaults to Port 110 instead of 995. I change that to 995 Worse it says it is using GMail as the Outgoing Server and there is no way I can figure out how to rectify this to HotMail Outgoing as it should be. I do not want to crossbreed email accounts! How to fix please or I dump SeaMonkey? Go Edit menu > Mail & Newsgroups click on SMTP and click Add name it smtp.hotmail.com (or .net or what ever) and set up as hotmail says set up then save. You can use more than SMTP setting. I have two one for comcast and one for Gmail -- Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. "If it's Fixed, Don't Break it" http://www.phillipmjones.netmailto:pjones...@comcast.net http://phillipjones-cet.net/ ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
