Using Identities in Mulberry


What are Identities?

Identities are sets of preferences that let you control a number of options in draft (outgoing) messages. This includes the email address used to indicate who the message was sent by, the address to which replies should be sent, the signature text inserted at the bottom of the message text, the mailbox to which a copy of the message should be saved when it is sent.

To create , delete or edit identities, go to the Identities panel in the Preferences dialog.

Identities in Drafts

Using Identities

The Identity popup can be used to choose the identity used when sending a draft message. An identity provides a way to set information such as the return address or signature used with a draft. When you switch identities using the Identity popup, or edit the existing identity set in the popup, Mulberry automatically changes information in the draft window to reflect the new identity chosen, or the changes made to the currently selected identity. This includes change any signature, changing the Copy To popup menu setting, and various other items.

Tied Identities

When creating a draft message, Mulberry determines which identity to use based on a set of rules that use 'tied identities' to determine what to do. An identity can be 'tied' to a mailbox or a mail account such that use of that mailbox or account will trigger the use of the 'tied' identity when creating drafts with that mailbox or account 'active'. To determine the correct tied identity Mulberry uses the following rules:

Server window active, server row selected Use the tied identity for the account of the selected server, if it exists

    or

Use the default identity

Server window active, mailbox selected Use the tied identity for the mailbox, if it exists

    or

Use the tied identity for the mailbox's account, if it exists

    or

Use the default identity

Mailbox window active Use the tied identity for the mailbox, if it exists

    or

Use the tied identity for the mailbox's account, if it exists

    or

Use the default identity

Message window active Use the tied identity for the mailbox containing the message, if it exists

    or

Use the tied identity for the account of the mailbox containing the message, if it exists

    or

Use the default identity

Any other case Use the default identity

Mulberry will then use the tied identity or the default identity based on another set of rules outlined in the next sections.

Tied Identities and new drafts

When creating a new draft using the New Message menu command or by clicking a Draft button in a server or mailbox window, the following rules apply:

'Use Tied Identities with New Drafts'
Option/Alt Key
Identity set when draft is created
Off Not used Default identity
Off Down Tied identity for the active window (as determined by rules in the previous table)
On Not used Tied identity for the active window (as determined by rules in the previous table)
On Down Default identity

Tied Identities when replying, forwarding, bouncing, sending again or creating a digest

When replying, forwarding, bouncing, sending again or creating a digest of messages, Mulberry will always use the tied identity appropriate for the selected messages as determined by the rules above.