[icon-discuss] Re: setting up more than one email account onbrailleplus
- From: "Richard Turner" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:26:53 -0700
Hi Richard,
I think your question should be restated as a feature request. If it could
use the address that the message was sent to as the default from address;
that would be great. Sadly, it uses your absolute default address.
I suppose that is fine because if you are replying to a list message; you
don't want your message to have just the list's address as your from info...
In any case, It is an extra piece to remember, but that is why I have things
filtered into different folders. That way, I'm reminded to change my from
address when answering things from that folder.
I just demonstrated the Braille Plus and the Voice Sense to a client who
doesn't want to have a computer; but wants access to NLS books, etc. He
decided to go with the Braille Plus once the Docking Station and Braille
Display and GPS are realities.
Later,
Richard
-----Original Message-----
From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Ehrler
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 5:39 PM
To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: setting up more than one email account
onbrailleplus
Hello Richard,
Thanks for the description of that process of selecting the from
address when one has multiple mailboxes. Guess I missed that
part, which is easy to do when bouncing between several different
note takers. I decided to keep my Braille Plus and sold the Voice
Sense I have been testing side by side with it for several
months. This should speed up the process of learning the BP. Once
the docking station gets out the door, I hope to get more use out
of the BP and slowly make it my primary note taker for all
functions. At that time I will probably sell my old Voice Note
too. In my previous message I sort of got confused with the way
my Voice Note handles different servers or connectivity options
and the way the Icon and Braille Plus does. Even so, I still find
the concept of the BP checking every mail box I use at the same
time and having to remember to change my out going address all
the time a bit daunting. Guess I will have to deal with that when
sending new messages but can you tell me one thing about how the
Icon and Braille Plus handle replies from different mailboxes,
whether or not I keep them all in one in box or filter them into
different folders, which is what I plan to do? If I reply to a
message, will the unit look at the address the message was sent
to and use that address as the default from address when I send
or does it use one absolute default address selected in my list
of possible addresses? Hope that came out clearly! If it always
uses the same default email address, then it will be a struggle
to remember to always check and change the outgoing address as I
reply to friends or list messages etc. On the other hand, if it
uses the address the message I am replying to was sent to as the
from address in my outgoing reply, then it will be a no brainer.
This will help me decide how to configure my mailboxes.
Thanks!
Richard Ehrler
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Richard Turner <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Date sent: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:39:10 -0700
>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: setting up more than one email
account onbrailleplus
>You can already do something like this.
>Right now as I am writing this reply, I could hit chord-o, and
select
>2, headers.
>Up arrow to the from field and hit select, then arrow up or down
to
>select which account I
>want to send from.
>That may not be terribly quick, but it is quite functional.
>Especially if you do the majority of email from one address, but
>sometimes want to switch.
>I find it quite useful.
>But, here again, everyone has their personal likes and dislikes
with
>the way things like this are done, and
>there really isn't one right way to do it.
>Richard
>On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:55:31 -0600, Richard Ehrler wrote:
>>I sure hope LevelStar and APH will take a look at this situation
>>and seriously consider allowing us to easily send mail out from
>>more than one default address. I have a mailbox set up for list
>>server mail which sometimes really gets loaded. I have another
>>mailbox set up for contacts with friends and family which is
>>usually a light load and therefore quick and easy to check
>>without having to wade through tons of list messages. I also have
>>other specialized mailboxes set up. I understand the Icon and
>>Braille Plus can filter them into separate places but if there is
>>only one choice at any given time for default for my out going
>>mail, everyone will sooner or later start just replying and
>>sending to that one mailbox, defeating the purpose for separate
>>mailboxes. I recommend instead that they do what my Voice Note
>>does and each time I go to send or check mail, it asks me which
>>mail server I wish to use and which mailbox on that server I wish
>>to use. In that way I can maintain totally separate mailboxes and
>>even have the ability to easily use different mail servers
>>without having to change default settings between each server or
>>mailbox. Consider that some people need one server setup for home
>>and a totally different one at work. Add in those who use
>>wireless hot spots and the problem becomes more complex. For
>>people who only use one server or rarely need to use an alternate
>>server you could allow the option to establish one as default.
>>Guess you could do the same for multiple mailboxes on any server
>>for those who choose to keep things as they are right now. Also,
>>if there is only one server and one mailbox defined, the unit
>>should be smart enough to see that and not ask which server or
>>mailbox to use.
>>Just my thoughts.
>>Richard Ehrler
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