How can I enable the "From" field when composing e

[bamse]

Hi,

Does anyone know how I can make the "From" field available so I can send on behalf of another user when composing a new email message in Pocket Outlook?

Thanks!

[fabifabi]

At the end of the line 'Subj:<...>' ou will see a very small sign made of 2v (very difficult to explain but it is the only icon at that place)
When you click on it , the zone will expand and you will be able to enter:
To: <...>
Cc : <...>
Bcc: <...>
Subj: <...>
and
Account : xxxxxx

If you click on the small triangle at the end of this line, you will be able to
change the sender's account.
Depending on your ISP, you may use any account you like...even one that does not belong to you.....(héhéhéhé)
Indeed, the usual restrictions applied by ISP on regular internet access seem not to be applied on wireless internet...
Cheers

[bamse]

Yes, I can choose between "Outlook E-Mail" and "SMS", or any other account that I have set up.

But what I want to do is to use the "Outlook E-Mail" account (as this is what I use to connect wirelessly to my Exchange server), but to specify another name for the sender, just like you would in outlook by entering another name in the "From:" field.

The users on behalf on whom I am sending do not even have their own mailbox storage, they are just entries in the Active Directory on the server. All of the incoming email to these addresses are forwarded to my own user, and when I answer on such an email I would like to be able to make the answer come from that address instead of from my own. The users are not even allowed to log on to the server.

Any idea? I was hoping there would be a registry setting that would add access to the "From:" field.

[Ineedtoys]

But what I want to do is to use the "Outlook E-Mail" account (as this is what I use to connect wirelessly to my Exchange server), but to specify another name for the sender, just like you would in outlook by entering another name in the "From:" field.

Unless I'm mistaken, I can't see any way of editing the From: field on Outlook 2003 or Express 6, only To, Cc and Bcc. The From field is set by the account profile you are using. It's the same on the Jam. If you're using the Outlook Email Activesync account, as opposed to a standard POP/IMAP account, isn't the user ID (Exchange email address, identity, SMTP address, etc) controlled by the Outlook profile on your PC and the Exchange server directory, not the PocketPC?

[bamse]

But what I want to do is to use the "Outlook E-Mail" account (as this is what I use to connect wirelessly to my Exchange server), but to specify another name for the sender, just like you would in outlook by entering another name in the "From:" field.

Unless I'm mistaken, I can't see any way of editing the From: field on Outlook 2003 or Express 6, only To, Cc and Bcc. The From field is set by the account profile you are using. It's the same on the Jam. If you're using the Outlook Email Activesync account, as opposed to a standard POP/IMAP account, isn't the user ID (Exchange email address, identity, SMTP address, etc) controlled by the Outlook profile on your PC and the Exchange server directory, not the PocketPC?

I'm afraid you are mistaken :-)

In Outlook, when you are composing a new email, under the "view" menu you can choose to enable the "From" field. And for all users that you are set up to send email on behalf of, only put the name in the from field and you will send the mail in the name of that user.

So what I am looking for is a way to enable the same option in Pocket Outlook. Or another software that will give me the same functionality as the real Outlook. Had a look at WebIS mail, but they seem to make a thing of not fully supporting the Active Sync/Exchange server protocol. :?

[Ineedtoys]

I'm afraid you are mistaken :-)

In Outlook, when you are composing a new email, under the "view" menu you can choose to enable the "From" field. And for all users that you are set up to send email on behalf of, only put the name in the from field and you will send the mail in the name of that user.

So I am. Guess who had the "Use Word for composing Emails" box ticked :oops:

Seems you're stuck then, unless you can send the mail via an SMTP server instead? Then you could set up accounts with different From and Reply-To identities, or have alias/rewrite scripts on the SMTP server to create mail headers depending on keywords in your message. Still a lot of messing about, but better than nothing.

[bamse]

It's abit weird that they left this bit out when implementing Pocket Outlook. It's not like it's rocket science :evil: