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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 to smtp.mydomain.com and put a copy of the message in my sent items folder on my Gmail account?




It 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=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.


Why would you want to use smtp.gmail.com, rather than the SMTP server that matches your From address?


My 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.




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