[ale] mutiple e-mail address management - kmail

Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Thu Jan 13 07:34:34 EST 2005


Jay Loden wrote:
> Ok, I use kmail, and I have the following problem.  I use multiple
> e-mail addresses (This one, my school one, and a python-specific
> email address, etc).  That's fine in the sense that kmail can read
> all of them as separate accounts.
> 
> However, when I post to a list, for example, I run into a problem.
> for ALE I am subscribed as 'jloden at toughguy.net' but for the
> python list, I am subscribed as 'python at jayloden.com'
> 
> When I compose/reply to an e-mail, it sends it from "jloden at
> toughguy.net" or whatever my current Profile is set to as the email
> address.
> 
> Does anyone know how I can get around this without having to retype
> my from address every time I message to a different mailing list?  I
> was even thinking of making a menu for kmail that would let me start
> kmail with different profiles, but that's an ugly solution, and I
> can't seem to find anything that lets kmail do that.
>
> If you all have no other suggestions, I'll take recommendations for
> mail clients that handle multiple addresses and mailing lists well.

I don't use kmail, but with mozilla the From: is a drop down which you 
can choose the addr you use.  I'd simply suggest that you unsub and 
resub the lists under the same id. :)

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey



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