Outlook express 6 - How to un-set the "default account" ?

Hello All,

I'm using Outlook Express 6, and use it to access two email accounts. The
problem is that whenever I compose an email it defaults the "From:" to the
first account, even if the email was received on the second. :-(

(How) Can I tell OE6 *not* to use the default as set under tools -
accounts - mail (but use the account the message was received on instead) ?

(I seem to remember its possible, but that was on W98se, using OE5 ...)

And a related/bonus question: Can I perhaps set a default address for a
user-created subfolder (I'm using message rules to send the messages coming
from both email boxes/accounts to different subfolders) ? That would
possibly be even better. :-)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

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Hello All,

I'm using Outlook Express 6, and use it to access two email accounts. The
problem is that whenever I compose an email it defaults the "From:" to the
first account, even if the email was received on the second. :-(

(How) Can I tell OE6 *not* to use the default as set under tools -
accounts - mail (but use the account the message was received on instead)
?

(I seem to remember its possible, but that was on W98se, using OE5 ...)

And a related/bonus question: Can I perhaps set a default address for a
user-created subfolder (I'm using message rules to send the messages
coming from both email boxes/accounts to different subfolders) ? That
would possibly be even better. :-)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


I am using OE6 on Win XP and replies do what you want. Not aware of any
settings which might change that.

Mike,

I am using OE6 on Win XP and replies do what you want.

Thats ... odd. You see, I played around a bit with the "default" setting
(for an account) to see if that would change the "from:" in a reply I'm
composing, but not even that changes anything. Currently *every* reply,
regardless of which account (now three) it received in, gets my first set-up
account in the "From:" line.

So ... What *didn't* you do to get it to behave like you mentioned ? :-)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

On 16/11/2017 16:41, R.Wieser wrote:
Mike,

I am using OE6 on Win XP and replies do what you want.

Thats ... odd. You see, I played around a bit with the "default" setting
(for an account) to see if that would change the "from:" in a reply I'm
composing, but not even that changes anything. Currently *every* reply,
regardless of which account (now three) it received in, gets my first set-up
account in the "From:" line.

So ... What *didn't* you do to get it to behave like you mentioned ? :-)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


I haven't changed any settings for years but cannot recall ever changing
much else.

I have about six accounts, three dead and kept for archive purposes.
Even if I start a reply to an old email from one of those it correctly
sets my defunct address to send from.

Perhaps set up a new separate OE6 database, add a couple of your
accounts and see what happens?

Mike,

Perhaps set up a new separate OE6 database

I was not aware of that being possible. Could you give me some info (link?)
on how you do that ?

You see, I was already thinking of, when my problem persists, if using
seperate email programs would be an acceptable solution to me. And yes, it
would be. :-)

So, two flies in a single squat: Use it to test what happens on a clean
setup, and if that does not change anything having an acceptable
work-around.

Currently I've hacked a solution together by copying all the account data
from the first to a new one, and than killing as much as I could from the
first one (it now points to localhost). Not really a beauty, but it will
stop me from inadvertedly sending a message from the wrong account -- I have
to select a life one, or get an "can't send" error when I forget.

-- Hold the presses: I just realized that you might mean to set up a
different identity (which, I presume, automatically gets its own database).
Is that it ?

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

On 17/11/2017 12:13, R.Wieser wrote:
Mike,

Perhaps set up a new separate OE6 database

I was not aware of that being possible. Could you give me some info (link?)
on how you do that ?

You see, I was already thinking of, when my problem persists, if using
seperate email programs would be an acceptable solution to me. And yes, it
would be. :-)

So, two flies in a single squat: Use it to test what happens on a clean
setup, and if that does not change anything having an acceptable
work-around.

Currently I've hacked a solution together by copying all the account data
from the first to a new one, and than killing as much as I could from the
first one (it now points to localhost). Not really a beauty, but it will
stop me from inadvertedly sending a message from the wrong account -- I have
to select a life one, or get an "can't send" error when I forget.

-- Hold the presses: I just realized that you might mean to set up a
different identity (which, I presume, automatically gets its own database).
Is that it ?

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


Sorry, you almost reached the limit of my knowledge but I can tell you
that multiple pop3 accounts use the same database whereas each imap
account gets its own database.

Mike,

Sorry, you almost reached the limit of my knowledge

No need. You tried to help, for which you have my thanks.

... whereas each imap account gets its own database.

Ah! So thats the trick. Than I have to look for something else, as I have
no use for imap (single machine, single user). Also, I have no idea how
"the other side" would respond to me using both pop3 as well as imap on the
same accounts -- I do not really want to make a(n out-of-my-hands) mess of
things.

So, live long and prosper. :-)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser