Default account not holding in outgoing mails

02-17-2008

My problem here is 3 accounts. Two with my name and the other a pseudonym
that I use in forums or other sites where I prefer not to use my name.

With the last version of WLM (12.0.1606), I notice that the default acct is
not being held. Any outgoing mail is sent with the name/address of the last
email account that was checked. I know one has to be vigilant and pay
attention to the small name tag at the far right, but it sort of defeats the
purpose of "default account". I dont think it was like that with previous
versions of WLM, since its never happened to me before, yet its happened
several times already since switch to the latest WLM. I mean it a bit
embarrassing to send out a serious mail to a client or boss with the outgoing
mail something like big-one@----.com.

02-17-2008

WLM will open a new message window with the account of the account folder
that you are viewing.
I my case, when viewing a 'Ron' folder, a message composition window will
open with 'Ron' as the sender.
--
Ronald Sommer

"AM" <AM@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F8430456-A440-4AB7-850F-A041EFF41B99@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	> My problem here is 3 accounts. Two with my name and the other a pseudonym > that I use in forums or other sites where I prefer not to use my name. > > With the last version of WLM (12.0.1606), I notice that the default acct > is > not being held. Any outgoing mail is sent with the name/address of the > last > email account that was checked. I know one has to be vigilant and pay > attention to the small name tag at the far right, but it sort of defeats > the > purpose of "default account". I dont think it was like that with previous > versions of WLM, since its never happened to me before, yet its happened > several times already since switch to the latest WLM. I mean it a bit > embarrassing to send out a serious mail to a client or boss with the > outgoing > mail something like big-one@----.com.

02-17-2008

The older behavior you described is still true for OE and Windows Mail.
However, WLM always composes a new mail using the identity
associated with the currently selected account folder.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)

"AM" <AM@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:F8430456-A440-4AB7-850F-A041EFF41B99@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	> My problem here is 3 accounts. Two with my name and the other a pseudonym > that I use in forums or other sites where I prefer not to use my name. > > With the last version of WLM (12.0.1606), I notice that the default acct is > not being held. Any outgoing mail is sent with the name/address of the last > email account that was checked. I know one has to be vigilant and pay > attention to the small name tag at the far right, but it sort of defeats the > purpose of "default account". I dont think it was like that with previous > versions of WLM, since its never happened to me before, yet its happened > several times already since switch to the latest WLM. I mean it a bit > embarrassing to send out a serious mail to a client or boss with the outgoing > mail something like big-one@----.com.

02-18-2008

As a suggestion for future builds, I think it would be nice to get a prompt
reminding us when the default email acct is not being held with outgoing
mails.

Cheers
AM

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

Quote:

> The older behavior you described is still true for OE and Windows Mail.
> However, WLM always composes a new mail using the identity
> associated with the currently selected account folder.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)
>
>
> "AM" <AM@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:F8430456-A440-4AB7-850F-A041EFF41B99@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	> > My problem here is 3 accounts. Two with my name and the other a pseudonym > > that I use in forums or other sites where I prefer not to use my name. > > > > With the last version of WLM (12.0.1606), I notice that the default acct is > > not being held. Any outgoing mail is sent with the name/address of the last > > email account that was checked. I know one has to be vigilant and pay > > attention to the small name tag at the far right, but it sort of defeats the > > purpose of "default account". I dont think it was like that with previous > > versions of WLM, since its never happened to me before, yet its happened > > several times already since switch to the latest WLM. I mean it a bit > > embarrassing to send out a serious mail to a client or boss with the outgoing > > mail something like big-one@----.com.

>
>
>

02-17-2008	#1 (permalink)
AM Guest n/a posts	Default account not holding in outgoing mails My problem here is 3 accounts. Two with my name and the other a pseudonym that I use in forums or other sites where I prefer not to use my name. With the last version of WLM (12.0.1606), I notice that the default acct is not being held. Any outgoing mail is sent with the name/address of the last email account that was checked. I know one has to be vigilant and pay attention to the small name tag at the far right, but it sort of defeats the purpose of "default account". I dont think it was like that with previous versions of WLM, since its never happened to me before, yet its happened several times already since switch to the latest WLM. I mean it a bit embarrassing to send out a serious mail to a client or boss with the outgoing mail something like big-one@----.com.
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