Send default not working

[Steve]

I have two pop3 email accounts coming into outlook (a & b). a is the default.
when i reply to an email from b, outlook uses b as the send. I can change it
manually on the account button, but i need it to be the default
automatically.

I have even changed the outbox on "b" to the the outbox for my my default
(a). It still sends using b out box which is not even in the mailbox set-up
anymore.

Any suggestions?

 

[Gordon]

I have two pop3 email accounts coming into outlook (a & b). a is the
default.
when i reply to an email from b, outlook uses b as the send. I can change
it
manually on the account button, but i need it to be the default
automatically.

I have even changed the outbox on "b" to the the outbox for my my default
(a). It still sends using b out box which is not even in the mailbox
set-up
anymore.

Any suggestions?

Outlook will ALWAYS automatically reply from the account to which the email
was sent. There is no way to change this behaviour AFAIK. Why should it do
otherwise?

 

[shydragon]

In Outlook 2003, if you have more then one account, when you say new message,
there is an account button that allows you to select which account you want
to use. I use this feature, as I have a generic account for normal email, but
I created another account to use when dealing with business matters. Does
Outlook 2007 not have this feature?

 

[Steve]

I am trying to move an old email (b) to a new email address (a). So even
though people sent an email to (b) I want the reply to come form the new
email (a).

 

[DL]

When you reply the account it was received on is used to send from, even if
not the default account, you have to manually change the send account

 

[Steve]

I am also using 2003. I can do what you describe, but and if it was just me,
I could handle it this way. but I have 10-20 users that will not remember to
change the account when replying...so I wanted it to default to the new email
to reply.

Thanks

 

[Gordon]

I am trying to move an old email (b) to a new email address (a). So even
though people sent an email to (b) I want the reply to come form the new
email (a).

As you stated - you can only do this MANUALLY.

 

[Gordon]

I am also using 2003. I can do what you describe, but and if it was just
me,
I could handle it this way. but I have 10-20 users that will not remember
to
change the account when replying...so I wanted it to default to the new
email
to reply.

AFAIK you can't.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

In Outlook 2003, if you have more then one account, when you say new
message,
there is an account button that allows you to select which account you
want
to use. I use this feature, as I have a generic account for normal email,
but
I created another account to use when dealing with business matters. Does
Outlook 2007 not have this feature?

Of course it does.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I have two pop3 email accounts coming into outlook (a & b). a is the
default.
when i reply to an email from b, outlook uses b as the send. I can change
it
manually on the account button, but i need it to be the default
automatically.

Ask has been said already, you cannot, but since you say you'r changing
addresses, why not set a redirect or forward rule on your old mail server to
is sends all the messages it receives to the new address? Then you'll
receive all your mail via a single address and when you reply there'll be
only one account to deal with.