Change default outgoing mail account according to recepient

Is is possible to have the default mail account (I have three: University, personal, and @me.com) change automatically according to the primary email in the "To:" field?

Well, no. But it will change automatically according to any email you're replying to, based on what mailbox the original was sent from.
Mail->Preferences->Composing->Send new messages from "Account of selected mailbox."

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Default Outgoing Mail Account

I can't figure out how to control the default outgoing mail account. I have 3 accounts, and the mail program doesn't always select the first mailbox listed, which Help tells me it should do.
How do I control this?

There is no default email account selection in Jaguar or Panther Mail when selecting New to compose a new message. This was added with Tiger Mail.
When you compose a new message, the From address is selected in the following order:
If a message is currently selected, Mail uses the account the message belongs to, if it can be determined from the headers of the message, or by the account mailbox the message resides in.
If an account mailbox is currently selected (an account's Inbox or Sent mailbox in the mailboxes drawer), Mail uses the account the mailbox belongs to.
If no message or account mailbox is selected, Mail uses the email address for the first account listed in the Accounts pane of Mail Preferences.
When you reply to a message, the From address is selected in the following order:
The To and Cc fields are compared to email addresses you have set up in Mail Preferences. Mail uses the first address it finds as the reply address.
If the message is in an account mailbox, Mail uses the email address for the account the mailbox belongs to.
If all else fails, Mail uses the email address for the first account listed in the Accounts pane of Mail Preferences.

Changing default outgoing mail server

I have been on online chat with my ISP trying to set up my email account. I want to use "Mail" v 1.3.11. I have sent a test email to my self. I have no problem. When i send out that same test message to other people like 8 people. I get the delivery failure message. how can change the defult settings. When i click the outgoing mail server it is different than what is listed in account settings under preferences.
it ask to either "edit message" or change server if desired. well when i click on that tab there are no other choices. i believe i want to change from "smtpauth. to mail.nw. I just started this mail program so i dont have much time invested yet. But i want to get it going on . I have been Lycos acct for some time and I want to use my Mail that came wtih my Mac. so restarting mail for the first time wouldnot be abig deal. So how Do i do that if it is necessary.
ed
mini mac Mac OS X (10.3.9)
mini mac Mac OS X (10.3.9)

I get the"message delivery failed."
the server "mail.nw.centurytel.net" did not recognize the folling recipients:"
then it list the people that did nto get the message.
"the server response was: 5.1.1 '<johndoe_isp.net>... User unknown
"You can try to send using a different server. All messages will use this server until you quit or change your network settings."
Here is where I think the problems lies.
"send message using: ' smtpauth.centurytel.net' "
I want to change that setting in the dialog box but it does not havr any other choices for me.
Then at the bottom of the box there are choices
"?" "edit message" "use selected server" "try again later"

Had problem with my hotmail account and had to change my password. Ever since then, my default e-mail account set up to hotmail doesn't work...it sends from gmail. How can I correct that?

Had problem with my hotmail account and had to change my password. Ever since then, my default e-mail account set up to hotmail doesn't work...it sends from gmail. How can I correct that?

On your iPhone you need to change your password in 2 places:
- Incoming Mail Server and
- Outgoing Mail Server
To get to the password entry for the Outgoing Mail Server you have to tap on cell smtp.live.com and again on the second view.

Outlook Express and Netscape/Default e-mail account

I have recently replaced my Internet Explorer with Netscape 7.02. When I send an e-mail from a website on Netscape, it prompts me to set up a new account to send the e-mail. IE always launched Outlook Express when I sent an e-mail from a website. Outlook Express is designated as my default e-mail account in Control Panels. Netscape support has been of no help. Can I get Netscape to go to my Outlook Express to send e-mails from websites or must I use the e-mail application that comes with the Netscape?
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Greg,
Trouble is that having changed mine to OE a longtime ago I'm not sure that what I see is what you see.
Having gone to about:config do you see network.protocol-handler.external.mailto if you scroll down? I do, but that may be because I have changed already.
If you do see it control-click on it and a drop down menu will come up in which you choose New > Boolean. Having chosen that enter network.protocol-handler.external.mailto when prompted then follow the instructions in the link I gave.
If you don't see it (and it sounds as though you don't) just control-click anywhere on the page and do the same.
Sorry I can't be more precise, it's ages since I did mine.
Michael
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Do I need to change my outgoing mail server when in another country?

Do I need to change my outgoing mail server when I am in Bangkok rather than Canada?

You may need to change the configuration of Mail to have the SMTP (outgoing) mail server provide authentication. Many email ISPs will not allow remote use of their servers without authentication. Check with your provider to find out what type of authentication they use. Start with Mail Preferences > Accounts > Account Information.
Select "Edit SMTP Server List" from the dropdown menu.
Select your server then:
And configure the Advanced setion.

I have been abroad and had to change my outgoing mail server to send mail.i am back in the uk and want to reset it back to home settings.how can I do this

I have been abroad and had to change my outgoing mail server.i am back in the uk and want to reset it.any ideas please

Delete the account and setup the mail account again.

Mail on iPhone sometimes uses wrong outgoing mail account

I have selected my .me email account as the default for outgoing email messages. But my iPhone does not always use that account. When I hit the "compose" icon a new blank email message opens up and my .me account always appears in the "From:" space. HOWEVER, when I then enter the recipient's email address my iPhone sometimes, but not always, changes the "From" account to my Gmail account.
There are certain recipients for whom it always uses the correct default outgoing address (my .me account), and there are other recipients for whoom it always changes the outgoing account, but I haven't been able to identify a common thread that would tell me why it is making the change for those recipients.
I have an iPad, which is set to use the same default outgoing email account, and have not had this problem on that device. Nor on my iMac.

It switches to Gmail for some Gmail recipients, but not others. And it switches to Gmail for some other recipients who use non-Gmail accounts, but not for others with non-Gmail accounts. Haven't been able to figure out a pattern. It does seem to treat each recipient the same each time I send to them (in other words it doesn't use the default email for a certain recipient one time and then the Gmail for that recipient another time).

HT204053 I recently changed my e-mail account. I had to reset my apple I.D. and password. All was fine, now when I attempt to login to install updates it shows my old I.D. I don't understand this because when I go into settings it shows my apple I.D. as m

I recently changed my e-mail account. I had to reset my apple I.D. and password. All was fine, now when I attempt to login to install updates it shows my old I.D. I don't understand this because when I go into settings it shows my apple I.D. as my new one

I think what is happening is that you changed the email address for password recovery to the new one - the Appleid (and software "attached" to it) remain irrevokably linked to the id you purchased it with.
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I would like to change my POP mail account to an IMAP account but Maverick is making it difficult. Anyone have any ideas?

I would like to change my POP mail account to an IMAP account but Maverick is making it difficult. Anyone have any ideas?

I have tried to create a new account but the latest version of Mac Mail attempts to help you. Since I already have a POP account with my carrier, each time I try to create a new account mail assumes I want a new POP account and creates that type of account. It does not give me the opportunity to input the options I want.

HT201342 I set up my aged fathers iPAD using may account but changed his e-mail account from mine to another I set up for him.Now whenever my sister sends him an e-mail via icloud it appears that it is sent from me.how can I rectify this

I set up my aged fathers iPAD using may account but changed his e-mail account from mine to another I set up for him.Now whenever my sister sends him an e-mail via icloud it appears that it is sent from me.how can I rectify this

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I need to change the outgoing mail port setting -- but I can't find where to do that. Can anyone help?

Firefox doesn't do email, it's a web browser.
If you are using Firefox to access web mail, you need to seek support from your service provider or a forum for that service.
If your problem is with Thunderbird, see this forum for support.
[http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/support/]
or this one
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I just changed my apple ID because I needed to change my e mail account. My new ID updated on all of my devices except for iCloud on my phone. My phone however will not recognize my new Apple ID for iCloud? Any suggestions?

I just changed my apple ID because I needed to change my e mail account. My new ID updated on all of my devices except for iCloud on my phone. My phone however will not recognize my new Apple ID for iCloud? Any suggestions?

To change the iCloud ID on your phone you have to go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account, provide the password for the old ID when prompted to turn off Find My iDevice, then sign back in with the new ID. If you only changed your ID and didn't create an entirely new ID, you can choose Delete from My iPhone when prompted. Your data will download back to your phone when you sign back in.
Save any photo stream photos that you want to keep to your camera roll before deleting the account. Deleting the account deletes the photo stream photos from your phone.

Changing default outgoing email address

So, my AppleID is an @me.com address. I created when I was still in college and put my birth year into the ID out of frustration that [email protected] had already been taken; for the purpose of this we'll call it [email protected]
I've since recognized the value of having an email address that doesn't broadcast one's age and created a more generic alias in the account, we'll call it [email protected]
Previously, on both my iPhone and my iPad, I was able to select "[email protected]" as the default outgoing email address in Mail, a much easier way to always send from that address without having to manually select in the FROM drop down menu. Now, in iOS 5 with iCloud, that doesn't seem to be the case. It always wants to use my main AppleID, "[email protected]" The only way to change it is to manually select in the drop down menu every single time I send an email.
I've looked through every iCloud and Mail setting I can possibly think of. Suggestions? Thanks!

Under Settings, Mail,Contacts,Calendars, for each individual mail account, what are your SMTP settings?
When you tap on an account, then tap on the Account Name on the next screen, then tap on SMTP, you will see all the SMTP accounts you have set up. If you want an account to only use a particular SMTP server when sending from that account or replying to messages received in that account, then you need to set that desired SMTP account as the primary server, and turn all other SMTP servers OFF.

Default outgoing email account

How do I change the default outgoing email?
Just noticed that the email to response my emails is not the one I wanted to be, my iPad receives mail from 6 different accounts
Somebody can tell me how can I change it?

@Matthew: By "Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars" I presume you meant "System Preferences>Mail, Contacts, Calendars".
There *is* a list of my mail accounts there, but I'm seeing no option to "select the DEFAULT account for new messages".
Am I missing something?
[ Mountain Lion 10.8 ]
UPDATE:
Here's what I found on CNET (and worked):
Mail.app>Preferences>Composing>
Then there is option to choose "Send new messages from"
[NB: The Mac term is not "Settings"; it's "Prefernces" [ Command-. ]
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