Automatically selecting correct "From:" when composing message

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Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel
Email Client: imap

Here's an oddity.

Me and my coworker are both using Entourage 2008 and we both have two accounts set up in it. One account is a business account and one account is a personal account. Both of my accounts are IMAP, my coworker's are 1 IMAP, 1 POP.

The issue is this: if I have the inbox selected of either of my accounts and I hit New Message, the "From:" field in the new message is correctly selected. That is, the SMTP server selected to send the message (in the "From:" field) is the one associated with the Inbox I have selected.

That is not the case with my coworker. When my coworker has either inbox selected and starts a new message, the "From:" field is always the IMAP SMTP server. My coworker swears this was not always the case; that it was originally behaving exactly as mine behaves.

We have both scoured Entourage looking for a preference or account setting and can find nothing.

Any insight or help would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Diane Ross]

That is not the case with my coworker. When my coworker has either inbox
selected and starts a new message, the "From:" field is always the IMAP SMTP
server. My coworker swears this was not always the case; that it was
originally behaving exactly as mine behaves.

In your co worker's case it's the default account setting that is causing
the behavior.

Open Account window under Tools in the Menu bar. Select the account you want
as default. Look for the icon in the top right "Make Default."

New to Entourage 2008 the default account is listed on top in the folder
window. Previously the folders "On My Computer" was always on top.

 

[Ed Kimball]

In your co worker's case it's the default account setting that is causing
the behavior.

Open Account window under Tools in the Menu bar. Select the account you want
as default. Look for the icon in the top right "Make Default."

New to Entourage 2008 the default account is listed on top in the folder
window. Previously the folders "On My Computer" was always on top.

It sounds to me more like the co-worker has selected Reply Using Default
Account in the Reply preferences. Uncheck that, and all replies will be sent
using the address from which Entourage received them.