Alpine: multiple SMTP Servers & Trash folder

Question

Hi,
I want to use multiple smtp servers in alpine. I've set a main server via Setup->Configuration (see below) and added another imap Server via Setup->collectionLists. So reading mail is no problem, I can see the different servers / folders in the "Folder List" view (the added dots or slashes after the folder names are a minor problem...).
In order to send mail via the second server, I've added a rule via Setup->Rules->Roles, so when sending a message, the right smtp server corresponding to the folder where I'm in is chosen.
BUT alpine always postpones messages to the folder on the main server, even when the message is composed for the second server. The same applies for sent messages: they are always saved on the main server.
How do I tell alpine to save postponed/sent messages on the right server?
Current configuration:
Setup -> Configuration:
Personal Name = My Name
User Domain = <No Value Set>
SMTP Server (for sending) = smtp.server.tld:587/user=USERNAME/tls
NNTP Server (for news) = <No Value Set>
Inbox Path = {imap.server.tld:993/user=USERNAME/ssl}INBOX
Incoming Archive Folders = <No Value Set>
Pruned Folders = <No Value Set>
Default Fcc (File carbon copy) = {imap.server.tld:993/user=USERNAME/ssl}Sent
Default Saved Message Folder = <No Value Set: using "saved-messages">
Postponed Folder = {imap.server.tld:993/user=USERNAME/ssl}Drafts
Read Message Folder = <No Value Set>
Form Letter Folder = <No Value Set>
Trash Folder = {imap.server.tld:993/user=USERNAME/ssl}Trash
Literal Signature = <No Value Set>
Signature File = <No Value Set: using ".signature">
Feature List =
Setup->Rules->Roles
============ ACTIONS BEGIN HERE =============
Initialize settings using role : <No Value Set>
Set From = My name <[email protected]>
Set Reply-To = <No Value Set>
Set Fcc = <No Value Set: using "value from fcc-name-rule">
Set LiteralSig = <No Value Set>
Set Signature = <No Value Set: using "default (.signature)">
Set Template = <No Value Set>
Set Other Hdrs = <No Value Set>
Use SMTP Server = smtp.2nd-server.tld:25/[email protected]/tls
Use NNTP Server = <No Value Set>
Second question: How do I make use of the Trash folder? At present, mails marked for deletion are deleted completely when expunged. How do I move them to Trash folder instead? (of course in the trash folder on the right server...)
Any hints appreciated -- Thanks!

Answer 1

mrchi wrote:
Mail also lists other folders with similar names at the same level as INBOX, which appear to have a mysterious relationship with the real folders on the server. Some are the same as, some not. Are they "local" folders?
Yes, they're local folders (located in /Users/youruseraccount/Library/Mail/IMAP-account@domain), they're synced and display the contents of the folders on the server, so when you move some message from one folder to the other, the folders on the server will reflect this change.
Also, to select if you want to keep local copies of the messages or not, you can go to the Advanced properties of the IMAP account in Mail.
Can I get rid of them and just use Mail to display only what is actually on the server, in the structure it is on the server?
Nic
No, you can't get rid of them. Usually you can minimize them under a sort of earth globe icon.