Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/

["Michael Best" <mbest AT dasya.com>]

I've had similar problems in Outlook.  Here's what I do.  I set up a dummy
account with an invalid SMTP server and make that my default account.  I
also tell Outlook not to try to download the mail in that account.  That way
if I Outlook doesn't get the right account and I don't select an account,
the mail won't get sent.

-- Michael Best

-----Original Message-----
From: David R.Matusiak [mailto:dave AT matusiak.org]
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 2:19 PM
To: internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Mac Mail help


On Saturday, December 13, 2003, at 02:01  PM, Diana Duncan wrote:

> To those of you who use Mac Mail...
>
> I have several email accounts.  When I hit reply, the account selected
> is my default account rather than the account the original email was
> sent to.  Does anyone know how to modify this behavior, if it's
> possible?  I'm always getting these "You are not allowed to post"
> messages from Internetworkers because I'm always forgetting to change
> my account...

Diana --

I <3 my Mail.app, but it has given me more daylight horror visions than
most mail applications.  Still, I would rather drink the hemlock than
ever go back.  Here is the only tidbit of trickery I could discover
dealing with your issue:

Ya know how all your accounts are grouped at the top with their
respective Inboxes listed under "In"?  Well, if you click on /that/
particular Inbox before you hit the "Compose New Message" button, it
will automatically make that message "sent" from that particular
account.

Now, I know this does not particularly help you with replying to list
messages and I have no idea why Mac Mail cannot figure out this
mystery.  Instead, I have to be neurotic enough to examine the sending
account for each message and choose wisely from the Account options
before hitting send.  But, yes - it is annoying to get those bounces
from lists and have to re-send.

The final option (one that I don't like and don't use) is to simply
subscribe every freaking email account you have to every freaking
mailing list you are on (with the "No Mail" option set) and then your
messages will always go thru.  It may make less savvy list members
think you are schizophrenic, however.  Good luck.

dave m.