[Bug 310811] New: "Outgoing account" is no advanced feature of an identity

[Bernd Oliver Sünderhauf]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=310811

            Bug ID: 310811
          Severity: normal
           Version: 4.9.3
          Priority: NOR
          Assignee: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
           Summary: "Outgoing account" is no advanced feature of an
                    identity
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: Linux
          Reporter: pancho.mz at riseup.net
          Hardware: Chakra
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
         Component: config dialog
           Product: kmail2

The outgoing account isn't an advanced feature but a central feature of an
identity, so it needs to be moved to the "General" tab to avoid it being missed
when setting up a new identity.
While it might be preset to the default, the select box also shouldn't be
disabled for the same reasons. The checkbox can go away.

To avoid being abused by spammers, SMTP servers usually won't accept mails with
a "from" address that doesn't belong to the account. This might include aliases
but no completely different addresses.
Therefore, in most cases, "outgoing account" needs to be set to a correct when
creating a new identity.

I consider this a UI bug, because it will lead to configurations that simply
don't work and to irritated users that don't know what is wrong.

Reproducible: Always

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