Default sending account in BT Yahoo Beta

My BT Yahoo email address is set up as 'default sending account' as viewed in Mail Options. However when I compose a new email it selects the first email from a drop-down list of sub-accounts instead of my default. If I fail to notice this I end up sending an email from the 'wrong' address.
How can I ensure that my emails are sent from my main default email account?

Spinland,
Try this and see if it helps you....
this was posted by victoryhat in another discussion on Lion. This is what I have done and it worked for me.
http:/https://discussions.apple.com/message/18677085#18677085

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Then
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at least that is how it is for standard imaps!
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