Can't deactivate outgoing mail server on iOS

I can't deactivate my outgoing mail server for my Gmail account on iOS. I can slide the button to off, but I can't OK only Cancel and go back out.
The reason I'm interested in doing this, is just because I'm discontinuing this email. And just only want to be able to receive and not send emails. And I've I don't deactivate the outgoing mail server, I still end up by mistake sending emails from my Gmail account when replying etc. I KNOW I can't just opening my eyes and choose another account. But then the music plays I forget.
I've attached a screenshot...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y7tyltb78jbth78/Fra%20Skitch.png

It may be that your settings have become corrupted. The first line of defense is to change something in there, close the preferences, quit mail, then open mail, change it back and close the preferences and see if that straightens it out.
The second step is more draconian. You will need to re-enter ALL your mail settings, so you first need to write them down somewhere for easy reference. Then you move the mail preference .plist files to the desktop and re-enter your preferences, in hopes of having the new one be correct.
There are a couple of similar post here in the last 90 days, which a search may uncover, or just post back and someone can point you to the files that contain those preferences, with out trashing the index to your stored emails.

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Hello Andrew Macrae,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
From your post I understand that you are trying to change your Mail account's outgoing mail server. To do this, please follow the steps below where you are able to edit your outgoing server information.
Choose Mail > Preferences, then click Accounts.
Select an account.
Click Account Information, then review the server being used for outgoing messages.
If None is selected, click the Outgoing Mail Server pop-up menu, then choose a different server.
Make sure the selected server is one specified by your account provider and that the server name is spelled correctly. Click the Outgoing Mail Server pop-up menu, choose Edit SMTP Server List, then review or enter information as directed by your provider.
If you contact your provider about the server, use the form in this Apple Support article to record Mail settings you might need for configuring the server.
Apple Support article: Mail settings you might need from your emal provider
If the server is obsolete, click the Outgoing Mail Server pop-up menu, choose Edit SMTP Server List, select the server, then click Remove . Don’t remove a server that’s in use by an account unless you’re ready to add a different server for the account.
Test your changes by sending yourself a message.
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Can anyone tell me how I can find the outgoing mail server on
my computer?
I am using the training from the source book, and I attempted
to find it in Outlook Express, but it is not saved in there,
because I never use that program.
How else can I find the outgoing mail server for sending SMTP
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Hi All
Can anyone help me with this?
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