> I am using gmail with imap on my iPhone. I have another account and e-
> mail address which is forwarded directly to my gmail account.  When
> responding I always use my old e-mail address and ideally would like
> to keep my gmail address private. When I use the gmail smtp server, I
> can send a message to myself or cc myself, and it goes in my inbox as
> expected.  However, many of my contacts use outlook and I don't like
> the "send on behalf" issue, so I have been using my own smtp server to
> send my messages (which avoids that issue) and also keep the "sent"
> messages in my gmail imap directory.  However, what is happening is
> that when I use the alternate smtp server, gmail detects the incoming
> message and being in the sent directory and archives it directly (ie
> it never show up in inbox).  However, when I use the gmail server this
> issue is avoided and any messages sent by myself to me go directly to
> my inbox as intended.  Is there any way to work around this as its
> quite frustrating.