[Users] Identities

[Paul]

On Sun, 16 Feb 2025 08:17:26 +1000
Peter Richards <peter777 at users.sourceforge.net> wrote: 

> Even though I use a 'workaround' for CM not having an identity function
> by adding accounts, there are still instances where I have to either
> manually enter the "From:" details.  So the workaround is not perfect.

Well, you might just as easily say identities are a workaround for not having
an SMTP-only-account function! Even with identities it might be the case
where you have to manually enter the From: details, having not set up the
alias you want.

> From memory, in KMail, an identity was similar to a local alias. It
> was connected to an account, so one could have many identities and only
> have to setup a few accounts. It worked well, on replies, forwarding,
> etc.

SMTP-only accounts are a more powerful form of identities. They allow to set
different options for your identity, for example a different signature, a
different Reply-To, a different GPG key, and any other option.

This might be overkill for you, you might want everything the same apart from
the From header. I can see where the simplicity of just creating a list of
email addresses might be wanted. But it is also simple to create one SMTP-only
account and then copy this as many times as you need, changing just the email
address each time. You can use the 'auto-account-selection' options with
these, so mostly you won't even have to manually choose the account you need.

OTOH, by all means, create a feature request for identities.

with regards

Paul