[dev] "Recipient address does not match the currently selected identity"

[Chuck Hagenbuch]

Quoting Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>:

>> I've gotten the error message in the subject (also see attached) a  
>> few times with IMP 5 and haven't been able to look into it; finally  
>> sending to the list.
>>
>> Reproduce roughly as:
>>
>> 1. I have an identity for core at horde.org so that I can occasionally  
>> reply to messages sent there without revealing my personal email.
>>
>> 2. When I try to send an email to core at horde.org from another email  
>> address (like my primary personal identity), I get this message.
>>
>> I'm not clear what is being checked or what purpose this serves.
>
> Here's what it prevents:
>
> 1. Michael sends message to dev at lists (or pick e-mail list) with his  
> Default identity (slusarz at curecanti.org).
> 2. Michael's message is rejected outright by the listserver because  
> slusarz at curecanti.org is not a valid address.
> 3. Michael has to open bounced message, copy and paste contents into  
> new message, and send with the proper identity (slusarz at horde.org).
>
> Solution: You either need to tie multiple e-mail addresses to a list  
> address, or not tie a list address to any e-mail addresses.

This seems rather unfriendly. First of all the error message is  
confusing; even knowing the code I didn't know what it could mean. It  
might be okay if it was smart enough to somehow know which addresses  
were list addresses and which weren't, but it's not. I've seen this:

- when sending to one of my email addresses from another (why do I  
need to do that? probably no reason, though pgp could be one. but why  
should it ever fail, or require me to "tie" addresses? what does  
tieing an address mean, anyway?). None of my personal addresses are  
list addresses.

- when sending to my wife and my shared email address (which I also  
have an identity to send from) - I suppose you could argue that this  
is a "list" address, but I don't buy it.

- in the case already outlined. I can delete my identity for  
core at horde.org, but going back to your explanation - I haven't set up  
any of my identities to be tied to anything, as far as I know. So why  
am I seeing this error?

-chuck