Default Account for E-Mail Replies

[E Jones]

I have three e-mail accounts in Outlook, which I'll call A, B and C. I have
a POP server defined for each one, and an SMTP server defined for each one.
Account A is set as the default, and when I create a new message, it is sent
using account A and Life is Good.

However, when I reply to an e-mail I have received, the reply is sent using
Account B, and I must change it manually before sending if I want to use
Account A (which is usually the case).

Can anyone suggest how to set things so that Account A is used as default
both for new messages and for replies?

Thanks.

- Earl
remove both x's from my e-mail address to reply by e-mail

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Replies are always sent using the account from which they were received.
This is the default behavior and cannot be changed. Why would you want to
confuse your recipients by sending them a reply from a different account
from the one to which they replied?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer
E Jones <[email protected]> asked:

| I have three e-mail accounts in Outlook, which I'll call A, B and C.
| I have a POP server defined for each one, and an SMTP server defined
| for each one. Account A is set as the default, and when I create a
| new message, it is sent using account A and Life is Good.
|
| However, when I reply to an e-mail I have received, the reply is sent
| using Account B, and I must change it manually before sending if I
| want to use Account A (which is usually the case).
|
| Can anyone suggest how to set things so that Account A is used as
| default both for new messages and for replies?
|
| Thanks.
|
| - Earl
| remove both x's from my e-mail address to reply by e-mail

 

[E Jones]

You are correct. I DON'T want to confuse them, but Outlook is doing the
confusing!

This may stem from the fact that Accounts A and B use the same SMTP server.
When I send a message from Account A, it uses the SMTP services of Account
B. (Long story, but I don't have SMTP services for Account A.) The reply
comes back, and something is configured so that when I reply to the reply,
Outlook sets it up to respond using Account B's settings.

- ESJ