BigMik

Q: Default reply address

Hi Mac Addict,

 

Does anybody know if I can set a default "reply from" address. I have 3 email accounts on my phone and when I reply to an email, would really like it to reply from one of these addresses only, no matter which account the email was sent to. I'd really appreciate any help I can get with this conundrum, driving me a little nuts.

 

Thanks a million in advance,

 

BigMik

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Nov 15, 2012 8:16 PM

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  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Nov 15, 2012 8:33 PM in response to BigMik
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    Nov 15, 2012 8:33 PM in response to BigMik

    Here's one piece of the puzzle that works in Mountain Lion.  Your post says you're running Lion, so I'm not sure how much it applies:

                     Selecting Default Mail Account

     

    Here's a second piece (also from Mountain Lion) -- this might be all you need:

     

    In Mail, open Preferences (under Mail in the Menu) > Composing.  Look at the "Send new messages from" line and select the account you want from the drop-down list.

  • by BigMik,

    BigMik BigMik Nov 16, 2012 5:42 AM in response to sberman
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    Nov 16, 2012 5:42 AM in response to sberman

    Hi SBerman,

     

    I'm sorry, I should have mentioned that this is on my iPhone. (iPhone 5, iOS 6). I've looked through all of the mail, contacts and calendar preferences and can't seem to find a way.

     

    ANy more help you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

     

    Many thanks,

     

    BigMik

  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Nov 16, 2012 12:51 PM in response to BigMik
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    Nov 16, 2012 12:51 PM in response to BigMik

    Ah, you're talking about on your iPhone ... sorry, I should have known that because we're in the iPhone forum.

     

    You should set Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Default Account to the account you wish to reply from.  However, that won't help when you're replying to a message -- that will only help when you're sending mail from a different application (e.g., Photos).

     

    To reply to a meesage yet have your reply come from a different account, you have to overtly change the "from" address of each reply message you create.  When you think about it, your desire to have a reply come from a different address than the one the message was received at would not be very typical.

  • by johnnyquest1,

    johnnyquest1 johnnyquest1 Nov 14, 2014 4:55 PM in response to sberman
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    Nov 14, 2014 4:55 PM in response to sberman

    i have a similar problem..

    i'm using mail on osx 10.7 with multiple gmail account. when i create an email, i check to be sure i'm sending/replying from the correct account, but it actually sends it from a different account, as evidenced by the reply email i receive. how can i fix this?

    in preferences, i have "send new messages from : account of selected mailbox"