You're welcome.
As a side note, it should be mentioned that both Outlook Express
and Vista's Windows Mail have the default behavior you prefer.
--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
"Lori" <Lori@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:30E2B6F8-B59A-4C17-98DA-1E4D9F0DE709@xxxxxx
Quote:
> Bummer. I figured as much but I was still hopeful.... Oh well.
>
> Thanks for replying...
>
> --
> Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while,
> you could miss it.
>
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
> Quote:
>> No, you can't change the default behavior. The only workaround is
>> the manual override as I described below.
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
>>
>>
>> "Lori" <Lori@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:B8E93406-3207-401D-B5F7-ACD3B207C3C9@xxxxxx Quote:
>> >I found Gary VanderMolen's post on 4/27/08 which explains "(t)he default
>> > behavior is that replies will use whatever account downloaded the
>> > original
>> > message, while a new message uses the 'From' address associated with
>> > the
>> > currently selected account folder. Both of those defaults can be
>> > overridden
>> > by using the dropdown in the 'From' box."
>> >
>> > Fair enough.
>> >
>> > But is there a way I can get it to ALWAYS default to my main account as
>> > the
>> > 'From' in NEW messages UNLESS I change it to a different account? I
>> > have
>> > 9
>> > email accounts config'd in WLM and I often forget to click back on my
>> > main
>> > email account & / or manually change the 'From' dropdown so I've got
>> > emails
>> > that should be coming from one account coming from another and so
>> > forth.
>> >
>> > Note that I don't want / need to change the behavior on replies.
>> >
>> > Thanks for your time & tips!!!
>> >
>> > --
>> > Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a
>> > while,
>> > you could miss it.
>>
>>