Aliases and Outlook

[layover]

Using Outlook 2003 on Win XP.....I have a few aliases setup besides my
main email address....and all emails that come in hit the same
inbox...which is OK. My question is, can Outlook allow me to reply to
different emails based on the aliases I setup?

For example...

I have "(e-mail address removed)" and "(e-mail address removed)"

Both are forwarded to "(e-mail address removed)"...meaning they all hit the same
inbox in Outlook.

Can I reply to people who email me at "(e-mail address removed)"..so that the
reply to address is the alias and not the "main" account of
"(e-mail address removed)"?

I cannot figure out a way to send any emails that are from an alias and
not the main account.

 

[Fuzzy Logic]

Using Outlook 2003 on Win XP.....I have a few aliases setup besides my
main email address....and all emails that come in hit the same
inbox...which is OK. My question is, can Outlook allow me to reply to
different emails based on the aliases I setup?

For example...

I have "(e-mail address removed)" and "(e-mail address removed)"

Both are forwarded to "(e-mail address removed)"...meaning they all hit the same
inbox in Outlook.

Can I reply to people who email me at "(e-mail address removed)"..so that the
reply to address is the alias and not the "main" account of
"(e-mail address removed)"?

I cannot figure out a way to send any emails that are from an alias and
not the main account.

Unfortunately all sent mail goes out as your primary address. Apparently this is a much requested feature but
to date it's not supported. You need an actual mailbox to be able to reply with the alternate address.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Using Outlook 2003 on Win XP.....I have a few aliases setup besides my
main email address....and all emails that come in hit the same
inbox...which is OK. My question is, can Outlook allow me to reply to
different emails based on the aliases I setup?

For example...

I have "(e-mail address removed)" and "(e-mail address removed)"

Both are forwarded to "(e-mail address removed)"...meaning they all hit the same
inbox in Outlook.

Can I reply to people who email me at "(e-mail address removed)"..so that the
reply to address is the alias and not the "main" account of
"(e-mail address removed)"?

Sure. Create a new account in Outlook for each alias, configuring the
account to send only in the Send/receive group and then when replying, use
the Accounts button to choose the proper account.

 

[Codger]

Unfortunately all sent mail goes out as your primary address. Apparently
this is a much requested feature but
to date it's not supported. You need an actual mailbox to be able to reply
with the alternate address.

Not so. You can right-click on the message window and display the FROM
field, which you can modify to your heart's content. However, that doesn't
mean your ISP or company will necessarily allow outgoing messages from that
address.

I've just tried the same thing here and received the mail at one of my other
accounts. I didn't, however, check the REPLY-TO before I deleted the test
message.

 

[Fuzzy Logic]

Not so. You can right-click on the message window and display the FROM
field, which you can modify to your heart's content. However, that
doesn't mean your ISP or company will necessarily allow outgoing
messages from that address.

I've just tried the same thing here and received the mail at one of my
other accounts. I didn't, however, check the REPLY-TO before I deleted
the test message.

In our environment Outlook/Exchange 2003 changing the FROM field results in an error stating you don't have
permission to send. We must have a mailbox corresponding to the FROM address.

 

[Codger]

In our environment Outlook/Exchange 2003 changing the FROM field results
in an error stating you don't have
permission to send. We must have a mailbox corresponding to the FROM
address.

Makes perfect sense to me. I know of several ISPs [here in the UK] that
would throw up a similar error but in the form of a bounce from the mail
server.

I've actually used the method described by the other poster to good effect,
but I threw in my method as a quick and dirty solution for the occasional
message.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Not so. You can right-click on the message window and display the FROM
field, which you can modify to your heart's content. However, that
doesn't mean your ISP or company will necessarily allow outgoing
messages from that address.

Perhaps not, but many ISPs will allow it provided you authenticate with the
ISP credentials. FOr example, BT Internet and AT&T will allow it provided
you authenticate with BT Internet's or AT&T's credentials. After that, they
don't care what the sender address contains. If they get a complaint, they
can track you because of the required authentication.