When two OE accounts are going after the same server account, it's a
matter of chance as to which one will download the messages. And
whichever one downloaded the messages will be the default to replies and
forwards for those messages.

Being the default account in OE only applies to Sending New messages.
It has no other significance.

By configuring only one of the accounts to be included when receiving
mail you can control which one will download the messages and therefore
which one will be the default for replies and forwards.

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Mike - http://TechHelp.Santovec.us



"Jack B" wrote in message
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To see which account downloaded a message, select the Inbox folder,
then
View, Columns and add the ACCOUNT column.

Hmm -- it is the formal account that is is downloading the messages.
But this was not not a problem with the other pc (also win xp) in
which OE
worked like I wanted.

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.

"download all the mail" = including the mail under the formal user
name I
assume.


Jack

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"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
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Outlook Express always uses the same account for replies and forwards
that DOWNLOADED the message 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.

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Mike - http://TechHelp.Santovec.us



"Jack B" wrote in message
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Under Tools/Accounts, I have two accounts using the same email
address. One
is with a more formal user name, and the other is less formal and is
the
default. However, the more formal account seems to act as default --
when I
Forward a message, for instance, the formal one is the one that
automatically appears in the From line. How do I correct that?