Note that I only have 1 SMTP server defined, I added IMAP to the account and wanted to get rid of the SMTP.

Any ideas Does anyone know in which file the smtp server settings are stored on the hard drive so I can delete it.

That said there is a None setting for the outbound server (in which casse you will not be able to send from that email address).

Ive seen one related issue where an SMTP server setting kept changing in its own (it was repeatedly changing to a different SMTP server definition - away from the server settings that I wished to use).

Firstly, rather than trying to fix the definition that would not stick, I created another similar one, was able to use that and then was able to delete the old one.

Also in that case ensure that Automatically Manage Connection Settings is deselected in the SMTP server definition.

However, and regardless of being need to send emails as addition to the IMAP server, even if I delete the account originally associated with the server, the SMTP server keeps there, and if deleted the server after this, it just keeps reappearing.

This is not a big issue as I can select the outgoing server and so far the mail app doesnt mix servers on sending.

However this is not the expected behaviour for the applications.

Try adding a different SMTP server - presumably one that you want to use - and then deleting the old one.

Edit: maybe the server reappears because it is still associated with one or more accounts.

If so, try setting each account s SMTP server to something else (or none) before deleting from the list.

To view these preferences, choose Mail Preferences, click Accounts, click Server Settings, click the outgoing Account pop-up menu, then choose Edit SMTP Server List.

Server list The servers available to you and the accounts that are using them.

The issue there is that either a another ISPs server might refuse to relay for your email address even if you authenticate to it, or the recipients inbound servers may refuse the email as spam.

Re setting the server to something else That is what dug me out of the issue that I described at the end of my previous post.

Create a second smtp server definition for the SAME ISP smtp server that is currently specified.

Migrate all accounts over to that, then get rid of the original server definition and disassociate the smtp servers from whichever accounts you dont want them on.

Found my hidden entries for the smtp servers (searched them by server name) and then deleted them.

Ive tried to get rid of the phantom SMTP servers for a long time.

Thank you.

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