Re: [Alpine-info] problem with the gmail smtp-server×

[Benjamin R. Haskell]

On Tue, 22 Nov 2011, pierre.frenkiel at gmail.com wrote:


>  When I send a mail to somebody, I get a copy actually coming from

>  the imap.gmail.com server (I can easily see that looking at the fetchmail 

> log)

>

>  If I send a mail to me at an other address (i.e. 

> pierre.frenkiel at laposte.net)

>  I received it first from imap.gmail.com, and after 15 seconds, from

>  imap.laposte.net. Both have in the From field pierre.frenkiel at gmail.com,

>  although I have in the alpine settings:

>     user-domain=laposte.net

>     customized-hdrs=From: pierre.frenkiel at laposte.net

>     ,Alt-Addresses=pierre.frenkiel at laposte.net

>

>    more curious: If I set

>     customized-hdrs=From: Pierre Frenkiel <pierre.frenkiel at laposte.net>

>   the From field becomes:

>      Pierre Frenkiel <pierre.frenkiel at gmail.com>

>

>   it's a nice puzzle !


What's the puzzle?  I sent you a link to this documented behavior: if 
you send mail through the Gmail SMTP server, it will make a copy of it.

It will also change the 'From:' header to whatever user you log in as. 
Gmail's SMTP server won't let you use a custom 'From:' header.  (Which 
is why I use my own SMTP server, despite using Gmail for Domains.)  The 
web interface will let you use an external SMTP server for alternate 
addresses, but I think it doesn't apply when you use Gmail's SMTP 
server.



>   I tried to look at my gmail settings, but found nothing


That's what I meant by "there's no way to disable it."



>   Benjamin wrote:

>     It's a feature.  AFAIK, there's no way to disable it.

>   but according your experience, that's not true.


What do you mean by "according to my experience"?  When I use Gmail's 
SMTP server, I get a copy of every email added to the [Gmail]/Sent Mail 
folder.  It will show up in imap.gmail.com if you send via 
smtp.gmail.com.

-- 
Best,
Ben