[Users] Sending email from plus- or sub-address of Gmail

[Marco]

Am 16.11.2022 um 10:54:03 Uhr schrieb Paul:

> On Wed, 16 Nov 2022 16:44:50 +0600
> Enan Ajmain <3nan.ajmain at gmail.com> wrote: 
> 
> > Are you implying I have to set up a new account with the
> > plus-addressed GMail address?   
> 
> If that is what Marco is implying then he is wrong.

How is the MAIL FROM: in the SMTP dialog being set? The same address as
in From: in the mail or the address in the accounts settings?
Maybe Google's SMTP sets the From: to the address in MAIL FROM: (reson
could be SPF because that only checks MAIL FROM: and From: is shown to
the user).

> > I was thinking of a workflow where I just have to change
> > the `From:' header in the compose-email window and it would just
> > send the email with that value of `From:'.  
> 
> Your thinking is correct.
> 
> But if the server is accepting the plus address but then changing it
> there's nothing you can do about that in Claws Mail.

This is very likely the case.