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On 15 October 2015 19:04:22 CEST, walt <w41ter@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>My ISP recently started offering imap email service in addition to |
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>the pop3/smtp servers they've always had, so I decided to try it. |
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>I was surprised to see that they recommend using a different smtp |
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>server name when setting up my mail client, and they even offer the |
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>option of using port 587 instead of 465 if I prefer it. |
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>Why would I use a different smtp server if I'm now using imap? I use |
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>smtp to send mail, and imap to read it, right? Why not use the same |
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>smtp server in either case? |
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>(The different server names actually resolve to the same IP address, so |
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>the distinction seems to be more theoretical than real, but the theory |
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>is what puzzles me.) |
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>Thanks. |
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If it's the same IP. Then there is no difference. |
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Maybe they have load balancing on the 'new' hostname. Or are planning on implementing it. |
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As for why to use a different SMTP server for IMAP. I have mine configured to store a copy of all emails sent with certain 'from' addresses in a Sent-folder for that particular email address. |
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They might do a similar thing. |
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For POP-users, this doesn't make sense. |
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Other than that, I can't think of a reason. |
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Joost |
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Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. |
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