Default account for sending emails

05-29-2008

I see that in Windows Live Mail is possible to set a default account for
sending emails but if an account is selected in the side menu the email will
be sent with that account and not with default one. This way is easy to send
emails with wrong account. Would be usefull and option that (if activated)
force the account to be always the default one.

thank you

Roberto

05-29-2008

To me it seems logical that the email is sent from the account
that you are currently working with. I highly doubt that the developers
would consider changing this behavior. Before clicking Send, one
should always double-check the 'From' account displayed in the upper
right corner of the compose window.

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP

"Roberto Nicchi" <robertonicchi@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:18110A11-8DB6-4E2E-A53E-C0447C90A85F@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	>I see that in Windows Live Mail is possible to set a default account for > sending emails but if an account is selected in the side menu the email will > be sent with that account and not with default one. This way is easy to send > emails with wrong account. Would be usefull and option that (if activated) > force the account to be always the default one. > > thank you > > Roberto

05-29-2008

Start a new message using the default account.
Save the message to the desktop.
Use the saved message to start a new email.

What is easy is checking which account is listed when composing the message.
The From column is always shown.

I like the feature. I know that when I am working in an account, new emails
will be from that account.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Roberto Nicchi" <robertonicchi@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:18110A11-8DB6-4E2E-A53E-C0447C90A85F@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	> I see that in Windows Live Mail is possible to set a default account for > sending emails but if an account is selected in the side menu the email > will be sent with that account and not with default one. This way is easy > to send emails with wrong account. Would be usefull and option that (if > activated) force the account to be always the default one. > > thank you > > Roberto

05-30-2008

> Save the message to the desktop.

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	> Use the saved message to start a new email.

yes this can help, thanks

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	> > What is easy is checking which account is listed when composing the > message. > The From column is always shown.

yes it's always shown but (IMHO) it's easy to do a mistake. I say it because
it's happened many times to me to send a work email using my personal
account that i prefere to keep private.

	Quote:
	> I like the feature. I know that when I am working in an account, new > emails will be from that account.

i wasn't asking to change the current behavior but to add an option "use
always default account for new emails sent". If this option is not selected
(default) the email will be sent with the currently selected account.

Roberto Nicchi

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> --
> Ronald Sommer
>
> "Roberto Nicchi" <robertonicchi@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:18110A11-8DB6-4E2E-A53E-C0447C90A85F@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	>> I see that in Windows Live Mail is possible to set a default account for >> sending emails but if an account is selected in the side menu the email >> will be sent with that account and not with default one. This way is easy >> to send emails with wrong account. Would be usefull and option that (if >> activated) force the account to be always the default one. >> >> thank you >> >> Roberto

>
>

05-30-2008

Couldn't agree more with you Roberto. I'm regularly sending emails by
mistake from my wife's address and vice versa even though I'm set as
default. Perhaps if the account send selection was more central to view that
would help?

	Quote:
	> yes it's always shown but (IMHO) it's easy to do a mistake. I say it > because it's happened many times to me to send a work email using my > personal account that i prefere to keep private.

Quote:

> i wasn't asking to change the current behavior but to add an option "use
> always default account for new emails sent". If this option is not
> selected (default) the email will be sent with the currently selected
> account.
>
> Roberto Nicchi
>

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>> --
>> Ronald Sommer
>>
>> "Roberto Nicchi" <robertonicchi@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:18110A11-8DB6-4E2E-A53E-C0447C90A85F@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	>>> I see that in Windows Live Mail is possible to set a default account for >>> sending emails but if an account is selected in the side menu the email >>> will be sent with that account and not with default one. This way is >>> easy to send emails with wrong account. Would be usefull and option that >>> (if activated) force the account to be always the default one. >>> >>> thank you >>> >>> Roberto

>>
>>

05-30-2008

If both are using the same Windows profile, consider separate Windows accounts each with its own unique email account.

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...winston
ms-mvp mail

"Ian Cockram" <iancockram@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:2726FB9E-EC2F-4188-B09F-FB51E21C46E3@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Couldn't agree more with you Roberto. I'm regularly sending emails by mistake from my wife's address and vice versa even though
> I'm set as default. Perhaps if the account send selection was more central to view that would help?
>
>
>

	Quote:
	>> yes it's always shown but (IMHO) it's easy to do a mistake. I say it because it's happened many times to me to send a work email >> using my personal account that i prefere to keep private.

>

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>> i wasn't asking to change the current behavior but to add an option "use always default account for new emails sent". If this
>> option is not selected (default) the email will be sent with the currently selected account.
>>
>> Roberto Nicchi
>>

	Quote:
	>>> -- >>> Ronald Sommer >>> >>> "Roberto Nicchi" <robertonicchi@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:18110A11-8DB6-4E2E-A53E-C0447C90A85F@xxxxxx >>>> I see that in Windows Live Mail is possible to set a default account for sending emails but if an account is selected in the >>>> side menu the email will be sent with that account and not with default one. This way is easy to send emails with wrong >>>> account. Would be usefull and option that (if activated) force the account to be always the default one. >>>> >>>> thank you >>>> >>>> Roberto >>> >>>

05-30-2008

An account being the default only means that if you send email from another
program, the default account will be used.
Forget that there is a default account.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Ian Cockram" <iancockram@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2726FB9E-EC2F-4188-B09F-FB51E21C46E3@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Couldn't agree more with you Roberto. I'm regularly sending emails by
> mistake from my wife's address and vice versa even though I'm set as
> default. Perhaps if the account send selection was more central to view
> that would help?
>
>
>

	Quote:
	>> yes it's always shown but (IMHO) it's easy to do a mistake. I say it >> because it's happened many times to me to send a work email using my >> personal account that i prefere to keep private.

>

Quote:

>> i wasn't asking to change the current behavior but to add an option "use
>> always default account for new emails sent". If this option is not
>> selected (default) the email will be sent with the currently selected
>> account.
>>
>> Roberto Nicchi
>>

	Quote:
	>>> -- >>> Ronald Sommer >>> >>> "Roberto Nicchi" <robertonicchi@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:18110A11-8DB6-4E2E-A53E-C0447C90A85F@xxxxxx >>>> I see that in Windows Live Mail is possible to set a default account >>>> for sending emails but if an account is selected in the side menu the >>>> email will be sent with that account and not with default one. This way >>>> is easy to send emails with wrong account. Would be usefull and option >>>> that (if activated) force the account to be always the default one. >>>> >>>> thank you >>>> >>>> Roberto >>> >>>

05-31-2008

Also, if you are viewing a newsgroup message and click on Reply,
it will use the default email account. Not that I would ever do that.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP

"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eSqQyCtwIHA.516@xxxxxx

Quote:

> An account being the default only means that if you send email from another
> program, the default account will be used.
> Forget that there is a default account.
> --
> Ronald Sommer
>
> "Ian Cockram" <iancockram@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:2726FB9E-EC2F-4188-B09F-FB51E21C46E3@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> Couldn't agree more with you Roberto. I'm regularly sending emails by
>> mistake from my wife's address and vice versa even though I'm set as
>> default. Perhaps if the account send selection was more central to view
>> that would help?
>>
>>
>>

	Quote:
	>>> yes it's always shown but (IMHO) it's easy to do a mistake. I say it >>> because it's happened many times to me to send a work email using my >>> personal account that i prefere to keep private.

>>

	Quote:
	>>> i wasn't asking to change the current behavior but to add an option "use >>> always default account for new emails sent". If this option is not >>> selected (default) the email will be sent with the currently selected >>> account. >>> >>> Roberto Nicchi >>> >>>> -- >>>> Ronald Sommer >>>> >>>> "Roberto Nicchi" <robertonicchi@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>>> news:18110A11-8DB6-4E2E-A53E-C0447C90A85F@xxxxxx >>>>> I see that in Windows Live Mail is possible to set a default account >>>>> for sending emails but if an account is selected in the side menu the >>>>> email will be sent with that account and not with default one. This way >>>>> is easy to send emails with wrong account. Would be usefull and option >>>>> that (if activated) force the account to be always the default one. >>>>> >>>>> thank you >>>>> >>>>> Roberto >>>> >>>>

05-31-2008

If your focus is on a storage folder in WLM, the default account is also
used for new messages.

--

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

"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eSqQyCtwIHA.516@xxxxxx

Quote:

> An account being the default only means that if you send email from
> another program, the default account will be used.
> Forget that there is a default account.
> --
> Ronald Sommer
>
> "Ian Cockram" <iancockram@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:2726FB9E-EC2F-4188-B09F-FB51E21C46E3@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> Couldn't agree more with you Roberto. I'm regularly sending emails by
>> mistake from my wife's address and vice versa even though I'm set as
>> default. Perhaps if the account send selection was more central to
>> view that would help?
>>
>>
>>

	Quote:
	>>> yes it's always shown but (IMHO) it's easy to do a mistake. I say it >>> because it's happened many times to me to send a work email using my >>> personal account that i prefere to keep private.

>>

	Quote:
	>>> i wasn't asking to change the current behavior but to add an option >>> "use always default account for new emails sent". If this option is >>> not selected (default) the email will be sent with the currently >>> selected account. >>> >>> Roberto Nicchi >>> >>>> -- >>>> Ronald Sommer >>>> >>>> "Roberto Nicchi" <robertonicchi@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>>> news:18110A11-8DB6-4E2E-A53E-C0447C90A85F@xxxxxx >>>>> I see that in Windows Live Mail is possible to set a default >>>>> account for sending emails but if an account is selected in the >>>>> side menu the email will be sent with that account and not with >>>>> default one. This way is easy to send emails with wrong account. >>>>> Would be usefull and option that (if activated) force the account >>>>> to be always the default one. >>>>> >>>>> thank you >>>>> >>>>> Roberto >>>> >>>>

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