How do I stop Outlook sending all email from the default account?

[Guest]

Every time I send an email from Outlook 2003, even when I select the account
to send from in the Accounts drop down box in the message, it still sends all
emails through the default account. I think there was a time when it never
used to do this, otherwise what's the point of selecting account when you
send? Anyone any ideas? Thanks

 

[Brian Tillman]

Every time I send an email from Outlook 2003, even when I select the
account to send from in the Accounts drop down box in the message, it
still sends all emails through the default account. I think there was
a time when it never used to do this, otherwise what's the point of
selecting account when you send? Anyone any ideas? Thanks

Outlook 2003 has an issue where it will send a message by a second account
when it can't send using the specified acccount for some reason. AT the
current time there is no fix except to make sure the specified account is
working correctly.

 

[Mike G]

Outlook 2003 has an issue where it will send a message by a second account
when it can't send using the specified acccount for some reason. AT the
current time there is no fix except to make sure the specified account is
working correctly.

There seems to be something more going on than the account being set up
correctly. I just started using Outlook 2003 and imported all my POP3
account settings from Outlook Express, as secondary accounts, and
cannot send an email from any of these accounts no matter what Account
drop-down I have selected (all accounts could be used for sending in
Express). I have also tried creating a POP3 account from scratch but
get the same results.

Using Outlook 2003, with Office SP-1, XP SP-2

 

[Mike G]

One more thing to add here is that I can use Tools > Accounts and click
the Test Account Settings button in any of the POP3 accounts and an
email from the correct account is delivered, that is, it comes in with
the correct From: header for the secondary account, not the primary as
happens when an email is composed.

 

[Guest]

I am having an identical problem to Mike's and have been scouring these
boards for a fix. A Microsoft support person on another thread suggested
checking that your outgoing mail authorization is set up correctly, but that
doesn't seem to apply if it successfully sends a test message. I've also been
able to send mail from accounts other than the default if I'm sending a
message to another user on the same domain. Can't figure that out at all.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I am having an identical problem to Mike's and have been scouring
these boards for a fix. A Microsoft support person on another thread
suggested checking that your outgoing mail authorization is set up
correctly, but that doesn't seem to apply if it successfully sends a
test message.

Not necessarily. I'm not convinced the test button tests the entire path.