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Not quite so easy
Authored by: chrisfriend on Jul 10, '08 09:43:42AM
With respect to the enthusiasm of the initial poster, I believe this hint is inaccurate.

First, the mac.com (and, I imagine, me.com) SMTP server does not allow relaying from a different email address, so mail sent from that server must be from an address ending in @mac.com or @me.com

Second, in response to the suggestion about using Gmail's SMTP service, it actually does support relaying, so long as the account you are using is registered in Gmail's preferences. It's a very slick setup, IMHO. (Check out this hint to see how to set it up. The only thing I would note is that Gmail added IMAP support since the initial posting; all else is accurate.)

And finally, the heart of this suggestion is to set up a new account that uses the mac.com/me.com server for IMAP mail. While that does work, it does not allow push checking. (Look under Settings > Fetch New Data > Advanced.) The only way MobileMe is recognized as supporting push is to set it up as a native account (and thereby use its address on outgoing mail).

FWIW, an appropriate suggestion would be to forward mail as suggested in the beginning of this hint, but forward instead to a Yahoo! Mail account (which supports push), then custom-configure the Gmail SMTP service (which supports relaying a different From address).

The initial post has the right idea, but the MobileMe setup isn't as flexible as it suggests. (A price to pay for the simple setup and transparent integration of the service, I suppose). Go with Yahoo in and Gmail out to really get this to work.



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