Set Default reply to address in Mail

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Set Default reply to address in Mail

Hi,

I'd like further explanation of the answer to this question, first asked in 2015:

Original Question:

I know one can set the default address for composing NEW email messages in Mail, however I'm looking for a way to set a default address to always be used when REPLYING to emails in Mail.

e.g. I have two email addresses, *******@g****.com and ******@j****.com. I always want to reply using the ******@g*****.com address, no matter which email address the original message was sent to.

Answer by Eric Root:

Try Mail/Preferences/Accounts /Account Information. Select an account, then go to Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP). From the drop down menu select Edit SMPT server list. Associate both e-mails with one server. Then set that server as the outgoing server in the Accounts section for both accounts.

Question still needing a reply:

Can you please give me more specific instructions when you say "Associate both e-mails with one server"?

Do you mean that I choose the same SMTP server for both email accounts? If so, the problem I have is that only the first account can authenticate with the SMTP server. The second account can't do so as it's a different email address.

Thanks!

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Posted on Dec 20, 2022 2:28 PM

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brbo

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Dec 22, 2022 9:18 PM in response to annpiece

Re: when I went to reply to a Yahoo email sent to me, the outgoing server was still the Yahoo one.

We do have a drop-down list of the addresses we can send from so we can choose.

(Hover over the "From" address bar, and click the tiny blue up / down arrows)

That seems cumbersome when you want to always send from the same address though.

Re: "a way to set a default address to always be used when REPLYING to emails in Mail".

See if Apple support's article (link below) can help:

Use rules to manage emails you receive in Mail on Mac – Apple Support

Haven't used rules myself, yet seems you may be able to set up a "rule" for eMail replies.

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brbo

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Dec 22, 2022 4:45 PM in response to annpiece

Hi annpiece

Welcome back to the Apple (user-to-user) Community!

Wondering if this illustration may help:

This first Mail account selected above and it's Outgoing Server setting:

The different mail account selected below with it's different Server setting:

(After clicking the tiny "blue" (up /down) arrows at the end of the above setting)

Below: Showing the choice of server settings for the second Mail account:

So, with the choices available, both accounts could be set to the same outgoing Mail Server, if need be.

Note: There is also a choice (at the bottom of the server list) to edit the SMTP Sever List if needed.

Hope this is helpful :-)

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annpiece Author

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Dec 22, 2022 8:56 PM in response to brbo

Thank you and so sorry. I set both the Yahoo and the Gmail accounts to the same outgoing mail server- Google. However, when I went to reply to a Yahoo email sent to me, the outgoing server was still the Yahoo one.

Now what?

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