Replies to older messages have wrong "send from" address
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From: Latestarter on 23 Jun 2008 14:42 I have OE set up to check two accounts for mail. Account #1 is set as the default, and when I compose a new message it's sent from there. But whenever I reply to an archived message that was received before a certain date this past April, my reply is sent by default from Account #2 -- and I have to use the drop-down menu to change the outgoing address. This really has me stumped. Any idea why OE has the default outgoing address wrong, but only for replies and only for older messages?
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 23 Jun 2008 16:23 When Replying To or Forwarding a message, OE will always put the address to which the message was originally sent in the FROM box. If the message was sent to Address #2, OE will use the same address when you open a Reply. You will have to change it manually. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ Latestarter wrote: > I have OE set up to check two accounts for mail. Account #1 is set as the > default, and when I compose a new message it's sent from there. But > whenever I reply to an archived message that was received before a certain > date this past April, my reply is sent by default from Account #2 -- and I > have to use the drop-down menu to change the outgoing address. This > really > has me stumped. Any idea why OE has the default outgoing address wrong, > but only for replies and only for older messages?
From: Latestarter on 23 Jun 2008 17:10 That's what's so puzzling: Almost all of these messages were sent to Account #1, but when I reply, OE wants to send that reply from Account #2. -- L "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: > When Replying To or Forwarding a message, OE will always put the address to > which the message was originally sent in the FROM box. If the message was > sent to Address #2, OE will use the same address when you open a Reply. You > will have to change it manually. > -- > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) > MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 > AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net > DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ > > Latestarter wrote: > > I have OE set up to check two accounts for mail. Account #1 is set as the > > default, and when I compose a new message it's sent from there. But > > whenever I reply to an archived message that was received before a certain > > date this past April, my reply is sent by default from Account #2 -- and I > > have to use the drop-down menu to change the outgoing address. This > > really > > has me stumped. Any idea why OE has the default outgoing address wrong, > > but only for replies and only for older messages? > >
From: Latestarter on 23 Jun 2008 17:11 That's what's so puzzling. Almost all of these message were sent to me at Account #1, but OE still wants to send my replies from Account #2. "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: > When Replying To or Forwarding a message, OE will always put the address to > which the message was originally sent in the FROM box. If the message was > sent to Address #2, OE will use the same address when you open a Reply. You > will have to change it manually. > -- > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) > MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 > AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net > DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ > > Latestarter wrote: > > I have OE set up to check two accounts for mail. Account #1 is set as the > > default, and when I compose a new message it's sent from there. But > > whenever I reply to an archived message that was received before a certain > > date this past April, my reply is sent by default from Account #2 -- and I > > have to use the drop-down menu to change the outgoing address. This > > really > > has me stumped. Any idea why OE has the default outgoing address wrong, > > but only for replies and only for older messages? > >
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 23 Jun 2008 17:39
Could Account #1 and Account #2 be aliases for the same mailbox? Most families (an intentionally all-encompassing term) will have one Mail Account with their one ISP subscription ($$/month for all). Most ISPs provide you with multiple Addresses for the Mail Account (e.g., Me(a)ISP.com, You(a)ISP.com, etc.) but all of them "point" to the one mailbox. -- ~PA Bear Latestarter wrote: > That's what's so puzzling. Almost all of these message were sent to me at > Account #1, but OE still wants to send my replies from Account #2. > > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: > >> When Replying To or Forwarding a message, OE will always put the address >> to >> which the message was originally sent in the FROM box. If the message >> was >> sent to Address #2, OE will use the same address when you open a Reply. >> You will have to change it manually. >> -- >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ >> >> Latestarter wrote: >>> I have OE set up to check two accounts for mail. Account #1 is set as >>> the >>> default, and when I compose a new message it's sent from there. But >>> whenever I reply to an archived message that was received before a >>> certain >>> date this past April, my reply is sent by default from Account #2 -- and >>> I >>> have to use the drop-down menu to change the outgoing address. This >>> really >>> has me stumped. Any idea why OE has the default outgoing address wrong, >>> but only for replies and only for older messages? |