Sending using a non-default account (2003 SP3)

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I am using OL 2003 in Internet mode (standalone). I use different email accounts for different listserve subscriptions. I would like OL to use the proper account when sending email to each list. As it stands now, unless I remember to choose the right account manually mail goes out using my default account and is rejected by the list.

For example, I might have a contact card for group1@list1.com. Email to that contact should always be sent using my Gmail account, whereas group2@list2.com should use my Yahoo address.

I thought this might be managed in the Send Options for the contact, but apparently the Send Options are not available in Internet mode.

Anyone know if this is possible?

Robert

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No, that is not possible in the interface – it would get hairy if you specified more than one recipient for an e-mail message, with different accounts associated with the recipients…

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Thanks, Hans. These would be one-to-one relationships, e.g., the contact group1@list1 should always be sent to using my gmail account. group1 is a listserve, not a distribution list.

I thought I had used this type of feature with an earlier version of Outlook, but maybe I’m remembering a different mail client.

Robert

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I think when you Reply, Outlook sets the sending account to the one through which the message came in. Although it’s a hassle to compose your new messages as a reply, you could try it as a workaround.

There also is a VBA solution to setting the account on an outgoing message. Take a look at this thread: Prompt for Account (2003). You probably can make it sensitive to specific addresses with some additional work…

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