Change the outgoing method for an IMAP+ account

There is no user interface to change the outgoing method of an IMAP account.

If you used Sendmail so far but now want to use an SMTP connection instead:

  • Close Evolution.

  • Find and open the corresponding account file in $HOME/.config/evolution/sources/ with a text editor.

  • In the [Mail Transport] section, replace BackendName=sendmail with BackendName=smtp or vice versa.

  • Restart the evolution-source-registry background process, for example by rebooting your system.

  • Start Evolution and edit the account SMTP settings for the account as needed.