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27 Aug 2018, 06:02 PM | #1 |
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Adhoc Identities when composing
Hi,
I use the service@something.mydomain.tld structure when signing up for new things (and dropping those emails into a folder called something until I know I can trust that service to not spam/share my details etc). I then convert to me@mydomain.tld when I am sure about them. Every so often I need to compose and email to that service using that email address (mainly to cancel the service). However I need to create a new identity for the email to be coming from that email address. I am sure we used to be able to edit the "from" field in the past. Does anyone know if this is still possible or do I really need to create a new identity for a single email? thanks, James. |
27 Aug 2018, 08:06 PM | #2 |
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Hi James,
I think the way you can do this changed some time ago, but you're still able to do so: Simply create an identity with *@something.mydomain.tld as your From address. Now when you compose a new mail and choose this identity, you're able to edit the From address. Cheers, Michael |
27 Aug 2018, 08:11 PM | #3 | |
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27 Aug 2018, 08:16 PM | #4 | |
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To be sure: Your identity’s email address needs to be *@something.mydomain.tld (exactly like this with * at the beginning and of course your domain name and your “something”). With this identity you can edit the from address each time you compose a new mail. Last edited by misc : 27 Aug 2018 at 09:24 PM. |
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27 Aug 2018, 10:24 PM | #5 |
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Hi - I think we are at cross-purposes here.
I wasn't asking how to setup an identity of how two use the @something.mydomain.tld - I know how to do these things. I was asking whether there was still a quick adhoc way to change your identity in the compose screen to something new for the sake of a single email. Like you, I remember being able to do this in the past. ...I believe you have already confirmed that this is no longer possible - i.e. I will have to setup an identity for every @something.mydomain.tld if I wish to email from that address (which, for me, is typically only once). thanks! James. |
28 Aug 2018, 03:22 AM | #6 |
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As stated, once you have set up the wildcard alias, you can edit the From address as in the past. The only new limitation is that the address must be within your domain. This is a reasonable limitation on ad hoc addresses.
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28 Aug 2018, 09:01 AM | #7 |
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You don't have to have a separate identity for each subdomain, and you are not restricted to a domain that you own.
If you have an identity *.mydomain.tld, when you select it in the 'from' address drop-down list you can edit it to anything you like. |
28 Aug 2018, 11:54 AM | #8 |
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Let's make this very clear:
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28 Aug 2018, 03:00 PM | #9 |
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ugh - I get it now
Hi all,
Thanks for your persistence in explaining this - I get it now and apologise for being slow to understand. I realise now that I was confusing alias with identity and totally missed you all telling me to setup a single identity beginning with *@ (which was made crystal clear by Bill). Reading back through the tread, I can see that is what you were all saying, so thanks to you all. J. |
28 Aug 2018, 09:39 PM | #10 |
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As so often, Bill's talent for crystal clear explanation has proved invaluable.
Thank you, Bill, you're a hero to us all! |
29 Aug 2018, 06:48 AM | #11 |
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Yes its people like Bill who keep this forum alive.
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29 Aug 2018, 04:40 PM | #12 | |
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So for someone like me who currently has a lot of separately-defined identities, and lots of folders with their own default sending-id, the asterisked definition gets preloaded with different values in different circumstances. Whether that's useful or not depends on how you use your identities. |
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