I have 2 mail accounts in my Outlook Express and have applied different
signatures to each in Tools/Options/Signatures.

When I Create New Mail this (correctly) comes up with my default settings in
the From box and with the signature for that account. However, when I change
the account in the From box the signature doesn't change.

I've tried everything I can think of and the only solution seems to be to
change the default mail account each time which is ridiculously inefficient.
I must be missing something but I can't see it so please can someone explain
how I set things up so the correct signature appears for each mail account.

Thanks a lot in anticipation.

"nospaminlich" wrote in
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I have 2 mail accounts in my Outlook Express and have applied
different signatures to each in Tools/Options/Signatures.

When I Create New Mail this (correctly) comes up with my default
settings in the From box and with the signature for that account.
However, when I change the account in the From box the signature
doesn't change.

I've tried everything I can think of and the only solution seems to
be to change the default mail account each time which is ridiculously
inefficient. I must be missing something but I can't see it so
please can someone explain how I set things up so the correct
signature appears for each mail account.

Thanks a lot in anticipation.

There really isn't a fix.
I put the Insert Signature button on the toolbar in the compose window and
then highlight the default signature and use the drop-down arrow next to
that button.

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nospaminlich wrote:
I have 2 mail accounts in my Outlook Express and have applied different
signatures to each in Tools/Options/Signatures.

When I Create New Mail this (correctly) comes up with my default settings in
the From box and with the signature for that account. However, when I change
the account in the From box the signature doesn't change.

I've tried everything I can think of and the only solution seems to be to
change the default mail account each time which is ridiculously inefficient.
I must be missing something but I can't see it so please can someone explain
how I set things up so the correct signature appears for each mail account.

Thanks a lot in anticipation.

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You can't do what you want with OE.

Here are your options:
If creating a new message, put the cursor in the message area, Ctrl + A,
Delete, insert the correct signature.

Manually insert the signature.

Create an Identity for each account.

Keep changing the default account.
--
Ron Sommer

"nospaminlich" wrote in message
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I have 2 mail accounts in my Outlook Express and have applied different
signatures to each in Tools/Options/Signatures.

When I Create New Mail this (correctly) comes up with my default settings
in
the From box and with the signature for that account. However, when I
change
the account in the From box the signature doesn't change.

I've tried everything I can think of and the only solution seems to be to
change the default mail account each time which is ridiculously
inefficient.
I must be missing something but I can't see it so please can someone
explain
how I set things up so the correct signature appears for each mail
account.

Thanks a lot in anticipation.

On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 03:40:01 -0700, nospaminlich
wrote:

I have 2 mail accounts in my Outlook Express and have applied different
signatures to each in Tools/Options/Signatures.

When I Create New Mail this (correctly) comes up with my default settings in
the From box and with the signature for that account. However, when I change
the account in the From box the signature doesn't change.

I've tried everything I can think of and the only solution seems to be to
change the default mail account each time which is ridiculously inefficient.
I must be missing something but I can't see it so please can someone explain
how I set things up so the correct signature appears for each mail account.

Thanks a lot in anticipation.

I was wondering the same thing. Too bad there is no fix. I do not
understand why there is even an option to store more than one
signature, if you have to "recreate it manually" anyway every time you
use the non-default account..geez.


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It's pretty simple to untick the option to include a sig on all outgoing
messages. Then add a Signature button to the Toolbar in a Compose Message
window (right click Toolbar, select Customize, scroll to Insert Signature
and add). After that you can have a hundred or more signatures and instead
of clicking the Signature button, click the pulldown arrow to the right of
it and select your desired signature.

Your choice.
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"ET" wrote in message
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On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 03:40:01 -0700, nospaminlich
wrote:

I have 2 mail accounts in my Outlook Express and have applied different
signatures to each in Tools/Options/Signatures.

When I Create New Mail this (correctly) comes up with my default settings
in
the From box and with the signature for that account. However, when I
change
the account in the From box the signature doesn't change.

I've tried everything I can think of and the only solution seems to be to
change the default mail account each time which is ridiculously
inefficient.
I must be missing something but I can't see it so please can someone
explain
how I set things up so the correct signature appears for each mail
account.

Thanks a lot in anticipation.

I was wondering the same thing. Too bad there is no fix. I do not
understand why there is even an option to store more than one
signature, if you have to "recreate it manually" anyway every time you
use the non-default account..geez.


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http://members.aol.com/eetee/PublicKey/publickey.htm

On Sun, 21 May 2006 20:18:45 -0700, "Jim Pickering"
wrote:

It's pretty simple to untick the option to include a sig on all outgoing
messages. Then add a Signature button to the Toolbar in a Compose Message
window (right click Toolbar, select Customize, scroll to Insert Signature
and add). After that you can have a hundred or more signatures and instead
of clicking the Signature button, click the pulldown arrow to the right of
it and select your desired signature.

Your choice.

Jim:

Thanks for the good info. Yes, what you explain is the best work
around I could think of as well. I just couldn't understand why the
developers would go to all the trouble of allowing users to assign
sigs. to accounts (under advanced signature settings) and even spell
out the fact that "only one signature my be selected for an account"
and then not use the signature when that account holder creates
mail...seems like a lot of wasted energy to me.

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http://members.aol.com/eetee/PublicKey/publickey.htm

ET wrote:
On Sun, 21 May 2006 20:18:45 -0700, "Jim Pickering"
wrote:

It's pretty simple to untick the option to include a sig on all
outgoing messages. Then add a Signature button to the Toolbar in a
Compose Message window (right click Toolbar, select Customize,
scroll to Insert Signature and add). After that you can have a
hundred or more signatures and instead of clicking the Signature
button, click the pulldown arrow to the right of it and select your
desired signature.

Your choice.

Jim:

Thanks for the good info. Yes, what you explain is the best work
around I could think of as well. I just couldn't understand why the
developers would go to all the trouble of allowing users to assign
sigs. to accounts (under advanced signature settings) and even spell
out the fact that "only one signature my be selected for an account"
and then not use the signature when that account holder creates
mail...seems like a lot of wasted energy to me.

Well it works for me - different sigs are entered dependant on which
account I reply with.

TE

that cool
"ET" wrote in message
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On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 03:40:01 -0700, nospaminlich
wrote:

I have 2 mail accounts in my Outlook Express and have applied different
signatures to each in Tools/Options/Signatures.

When I Create New Mail this (correctly) comes up with my default settings
in
the From box and with the signature for that account. However, when I
change
the account in the From box the signature doesn't change.

I've tried everything I can think of and the only solution seems to be to
change the default mail account each time which is ridiculously
inefficient.
I must be missing something but I can't see it so please can someone
explain
how I set things up so the correct signature appears for each mail
account.

Thanks a lot in anticipation.

I was wondering the same thing. Too bad there is no fix. I do not
understand why there is even an option to store more than one
signature, if you have to "recreate it manually" anyway every time you
use the non-default account..geez.


--
ET's PGP Public Key:
http://members.aol.com/eetee/PublicKey/publickey.htm