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Anybody know if this will work w/ 3rd party email clients? For example, if I use smtp.gmail.com, but I construct the from address appropriately, will it relay
by zacharypinter 17y ago
Anybody know if this will work w/ 3rd party email clients?
For example, if I use smtp.gmail.com, but I construct the from address appropriately, will it relay to smtp.mydomain.com and put a copy of the message in my sent items folder on my Gmail account?
- pmh 17y agoIt doesn't look like it, but every 3rd party client I know of has the ability to use any SMTP server available to you. From the help page http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ctx=mail&answer=22370 http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ctx=m... : Note for IMAP/POP users: If you access Gmail through a POP or IMAP email client (e.g. Outlook) and would like to send messages with a custom "from" address, you have two options. We recommend that you configure your email client with two outgoing SMTP servers, one for Gmail and one for your other address. Your second option is to use Gmail's outbound servers with a different "from" address. If you've already configured the custom from address in the web interface, your message will be sent from:otheraddress@domain.com, sender:username@gmail.com, regardless of which custom from configuration you chose. Your messages will be sent from your regular Gmail address if you never configured your custom from settings in the web interface.
- neilc 17y agoWhy would you want to use smtp.gmail.com, rather than the SMTP server that matches your From address?
- zacharypinter 17y agoMy main concern is having the outgoing email archived by Gmail, preferably in Gmail's Sent Messages folder. Right now I have Emacs/Gnus configured to get mail via POP3 on Gmail, and upload a copy of outgoing messages to an IMAP folder on Gmail. I'd prefer a cleaner/quicker option.