OE 6 email and replying with the "to" addres (instead of the "default" one)

Hello all,

I've got Outlook Express 6 here, and have set up an an email account which
also has a few aliasses pointing to it. On reception I move, using the
programs message rules, the email to its specific folder depending on the
alias address available in the "to" field.

The problem is that when I reply to such an email message it fully ignores
that "to" address (doesn't use it as the new "from"), and instead uses the
"default" address for that acount -- which I than again-and-again need to
change to the alias I used in the message I'm replying to. There is no
question in my mind that it *will* go wrong, the only question is *when*.
:-(

tl;dr:
(how) can I tell OE 6 to use the "to" (my origional alias) of the email
message I'm replying to as the "from" of the reply message I'm busy writing
?

.... or something of the same nature (making the "from" depend on the folder
I'm in ? Great, and maybe even better!)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 13:28:05 +0200, R.Wieser wrote:
Hello all,

I've got Outlook Express 6 here, and have set up an an email account which
also has a few aliasses pointing to it. On reception I move, using the
programs message rules, the email to its specific folder depending on the
alias address available in the "to" field.

The problem is that when I reply to such an email message it fully ignores
that "to" address (doesn't use it as the new "from"), and instead uses the
"default" address for that acount -- which I than again-and-again need to
change to the alias I used in the message I'm replying to. There is no
question in my mind that it *will* go wrong, the only question is *when*.
:-(

tl;dr:
(how) can I tell OE 6 to use the "to" (my origional alias) of the email
message I'm replying to as the "from" of the reply message I'm busy writing
?

.... or something of the same nature (making the "from" depend on the folder
I'm in ? Great, and maybe even better!)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

OE isn't smart enough for that. It is a light version of Outlook after all.
Might want to look for a better email client.

JJ,

OE isn't smart enough for that.

Do you mean that you *think* its not smart enough for that (in which case I
disagree with you*), or that you *know* it cannot do what I want (in this
case, thank you).

*If its smart enough to be able to manage mutlipe accounts, allows you to
switch identities and can lift the "to" field from a message so it can be
used in email-message rules its smart enough to do what I asked for.

The only question is, has anyone thought of the situation I described, and
added a setting for it (just as they did for using only one (freely
selectable!) email addres for all accounts, or allow every account to send
with its own one) ... :-)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


-- Origional message:
"JJ" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 13:28:05 +0200, R.Wieser wrote:
Hello all,

I've got Outlook Express 6 here, and have set up an an email account
which
also has a few aliasses pointing to it. On reception I move, using the
programs message rules, the email to its specific folder depending on the
alias address available in the "to" field.

The problem is that when I reply to such an email message it fully
ignores
that "to" address (doesn't use it as the new "from"), and instead uses
the
"default" address for that acount -- which I than again-and-again need to
change to the alias I used in the message I'm replying to. There is no
question in my mind that it *will* go wrong, the only question is *when*.
:-(

tl;dr:
(how) can I tell OE 6 to use the "to" (my origional alias) of the email
message I'm replying to as the "from" of the reply message I'm busy
writing
?

.... or something of the same nature (making the "from" depend on the
folder
I'm in ? Great, and maybe even better!)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

OE isn't smart enough for that. It is a light version of Outlook after
all.
Might want to look for a better email client.

On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:59:19 +0200, R.Wieser wrote:

Do you mean that you *think* its not smart enough for that (in which case I
disagree with you*), or that you *know* it cannot do what I want (in this
case, thank you).

Both.

*If its smart enough to be able to manage mutlipe accounts, allows you to
switch identities and can lift the "to" field from a message so it can be
used in email-message rules its smart enough to do what I asked for.

That's a different thing which you ask for. It is smart enough to choose the
correct email address in the "To" field when replying a message, but it's
*not* smart enough to choose the correct email account in the "From" field.

The only question is, has anyone thought of the situation I described, and
added a setting for it (just as they did for using only one (freely
selectable!) email addres for all accounts, or allow every account to send
with its own one) ... :-)

I'm pretty sure you already know that OE is a compiled application, and
adding a setting to it would involve hacking the application.

JJ,

Both.

Hmmm...

That's a different thing which you ask for.

I was not asking there, I was referring to the quantities of smartnesnes I
think is involved. Pretty-much the same as far as I can tell.

and adding a setting to it would involve hacking the application.

Here I was trying to refer to MS, its designers, and what they thought of
could be usefull to the user of their product.

To repeat my question, *can* I tell OE to use the "from" from the replied-to
(old) message as the "to" of the replying (new) message. If so, how.

As far as I can tell you're not quite sure, but do not think so. Maybe
someone else has a bit more definitive answer ...

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


-- Origional message:
"JJ" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:59:19 +0200, R.Wieser wrote:

Do you mean that you *think* its not smart enough for that (in which case
I
disagree with you*), or that you *know* it cannot do what I want (in this
case, thank you).

Both.

*If its smart enough to be able to manage mutlipe accounts, allows you to
switch identities and can lift the "to" field from a message so it can be
used in email-message rules its smart enough to do what I asked for.

That's a different thing which you ask for. It is smart enough to choose
the
correct email address in the "To" field when replying a message, but it's
*not* smart enough to choose the correct email account in the "From"
field.

The only question is, has anyone thought of the situation I described,
and
added a setting for it (just as they did for using only one (freely
selectable!) email addres for all accounts, or allow every account to
send
with its own one) ... :-)

I'm pretty sure you already know that OE is a compiled application, and
adding a setting to it would involve hacking the application.

On 17 Oct 2017, "R.Wieser" wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

Here I was trying to refer to MS, its designers, and what they
thought of could be usefull to the user of their product.

You obviously don't understand that Outlook Express was dropped from
further development more than a decade and a half ago. MS and the
designers don't care a whit what could be useful to the users. They are
certainly not taking suggestions.

As far as I can tell you're not quite sure, but do not think so.
Maybe someone else has a bit more definitive answer ...

When you ask a question here you will get opinions. If that bothers you
you should go somewhere else. You do not get to pick and choose who
answers you.

On Tue, 17 Oct 2017 15:23:51 +0200, R.Wieser wrote:

Here I was trying to refer to MS, its designers, and what they thought of
could be usefull to the user of their product.

To repeat my question, *can* I tell OE to use the "from" from the replied-to
(old) message as the "to" of the replying (new) message. If so, how.

As far as I can tell you're not quite sure, but do not think so. Maybe
someone else has a bit more definitive answer ...

The answer is no. You can ask someone to rummage OE all you want, but you
won't find it.

On 16/10/2017 12:28, R.Wieser wrote:
Hello all,

I've got Outlook Express 6 here, and have set up an an email account which
also has a few aliasses pointing to it. On reception I move, using the
programs message rules, the email to its specific folder depending on the
alias address available in the "to" field.

The problem is that when I reply to such an email message it fully ignores
that "to" address (doesn't use it as the new "from"), and instead uses the
"default" address for that acount -- which I than again-and-again need to
change to the alias I used in the message I'm replying to. There is no
question in my mind that it *will* go wrong, the only question is *when*.
:-(

tl;dr:
(how) can I tell OE 6 to use the "to" (my origional alias) of the email
message I'm replying to as the "from" of the reply message I'm busy writing
?

.... or something of the same nature (making the "from" depend on the folder
I'm in ? Great, and maybe even better!)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


Which email provider are you using?
Some (e.g. outlook.com) allow you to receive with an alias but not to
send from an email client - it will only use your main identity
regardless of any setting available in the client. Outlook will send
from an alias if you use the web interface.

Mike,

Which email provider are you using?

I'm sorry if I was not clear about it, this has only to do with
(configuring) OE 6.

But yes, I can send an email using that email alias. Thats not the problem.
Me, at some point in the future, forgetting to change the changed-to-default
"from" to the alias is.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


-- Origional message
"MikeS" wrote in message news
On 16/10/2017 12:28, R.Wieser wrote:
Hello all,

I've got Outlook Express 6 here, and have set up an an email account
which
also has a few aliasses pointing to it. On reception I move, using the
programs message rules, the email to its specific folder depending on the
alias address available in the "to" field.

The problem is that when I reply to such an email message it fully
ignores
that "to" address (doesn't use it as the new "from"), and instead uses
the
"default" address for that acount -- which I than again-and-again need to
change to the alias I used in the message I'm replying to. There is no
question in my mind that it *will* go wrong, the only question is *when*.
:-(

tl;dr:
(how) can I tell OE 6 to use the "to" (my origional alias) of the email
message I'm replying to as the "from" of the reply message I'm busy
writing
?

.... or something of the same nature (making the "from" depend on the
folder
I'm in ? Great, and maybe even better!)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


Which email provider are you using?
Some (e.g. outlook.com) allow you to receive with an alias but not to send
from an email client - it will only use your main identity regardless of
any setting available in the client. Outlook will send from an alias if
you use the web interface.