Adding an smtp server without the corresponding incoming account won't create a new entry in the From: menu. If you want an account to send on that server, select it from the Outgoing Server (SMTP) menu in the right pane when the From: account is selected in the left pane of Account Settings. But if all your accounts are with gmail, it makes more sense to create accounts with incoming and outgoing servers, and to set each incoming account to send on the smtp with a matching User Name.

Sorry, you lost me.

I went to the Account Settings. At the bottom of the right pane is the Outgoing Server (SMTP). In the right pane I see the extra outgoing account I set up without the incoming setup. If I left or right click on it and it only gives me the options to the right which are Add, Edit, Remove or Set as Default.

I can't find any way to select it as a "From:" for outgoing emails.

Why? I have about 3,000 newsletters to go out each month. Being able to send them lets me get it done in one day without having to worry about Gmail limits of 500 per day. I don't receive any emails from them or use them for correspondence. It's a waste to have to set up full accounts just to use the SMTP Server. But, if that's what it will take, so be it.

I'm sure others would like to know this, too.

You don't select and outgoing server as the From: account. As I explained, you select the From account in the left pane of Account Settings, then in the right pane there is an Outgoing Server (SMTP) menu drop-down. Select whichever smtp server you like, but bear in mind that gmail will apply the User Name of the smtp no matter which account is specified in the left pane. That means recipients will see the sender as the User Name of the smtp even if the From selected in the Write window is a different account. That is why the From account's User Name should match the User Name of the smtp that is selected as the outgoing server.

Your method may work, but you should be aware of how gmail handles identities.

Thank you. It finally worked. There were a few extra steps involved that I'll list here for others, but this is now solved.

Since the newsletters go out from our company name through a specific gmail account our limit gets met before we're done.

1. Start the email normally. It should show the business account you normally send from. 2. Import or place the outgoing addresses in place. 3. Click on Tools > Account Settings in the the top of the email you are sending, not the home page. 4. On the left pane you'll see the business entity you are presenting to the client. 5. On the bottom right you will see Outgoing Server (SMTP) with a pull down menu just below it. 6. This is where you select which SMTP you want to use (i.e. 2@gmail.com) 7. Click OK 7. Send

When it arrives the business name will be shown for normal presentation. Only the SMTP is different.

Again, Thank you so much for helping in this. It will make my life and those of others in similar situations a lot easier.

Thank you for the clarification.

Actually, as I wrote my keystroke instructions above I was doing it AFTER each step to make sure it was working. I did this twice, so I guess there ARE multiple ways to skin a cat.