# Change status from "Connected" if IMAP is up, but SMTP is dead

**URL:** <https://forum.delta.chat/t/change-status-from-connected-if-imap-is-up-but-smtp-is-dead/5865>\
**Category:** Feature Proposal\
**Tags:** user-interface\
**Created:** [October 3, 2026, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/change-status-from-connected-if-imap-is-up-but-smtp-is-dead/5865 "2026-10-03T03:26:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ian](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/ian/32/3164_2.png) [@ian](https://forum.delta.chat/u/ian)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/change-status-from-connected-if-imap-is-up-but-smtp-is-dead/5865/1 "2026-10-03T03:26:07Z")

</div>

If IMAP based message reception is working, but SMTP is down to one or all of your transports, the status of the `Connectivity` state in the settings is summarized as `Connected`, while it should instead note that there is an error state (i.e., outgoing messages are queued instead of sending).