Outlook Express always uses the same account for replies and forwards
that DOWNLOADED the message (which is not necessarily the account that
matches the e-mail address the message was sent to). The default
account is used for new messages.

If the multiple accounts are aliases for the same server POP3 account
(They have the same settings at Tools, Accounts, Mail, Properties,
Servers for both Incoming POP3 server AND Incoming Account Name), then
any one of the accounts might download messages for any of the
addresses. To see which account downloaded a message, select the Inbox
folder, then View, Columns and add the ACCOUNT column.

If this is the case, and you would like the Default account to be used
for All replies, then there is an easy fix for this. At Tools,
Accounts, Mail, Properties General, Uncheck the Include this account for
All accounts Except the Default one. Then the default account will
download all the mail and will therefore be used for replies.

If the accounts are not aliases, then you do need to have the Include
this account checked for the non-alias accounts and will have to use the
FROM drop down box when composing to set the desired account for that
message.


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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm



"mvhash" wrote in message
...

I'm experiencing a problem with Outlook Express 6. When ever I try to
reply to received email, the application chooses a reply address by
some random mechanism and does not always use the address the message
was sent to.

For clarification;

I have three email accounts set up in Outlook Express 6 (on Windows
XP,
SP3). Two for private use and one for business use.

When ever I receive an email to any of the three accounts and then hit
the reply button, OE doesn't automaticly choose the address the
message
was sent to as the reply address, but instead simply chooses among one
of the three accounts I have set up. In that way I might be replying
to
by business clients from my private account and to my family and
friends
from my business account.

I'm at complete lose as to why this is happening and although I found
numerous other examples on the Net of the same problem and requests
for
assistance(*), I have yet to find a solution to it.

If anyone could advise I would be extremely grateful. Thank you!




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mvhash