How do I stop Mail from including myself in 'reply to all' emails?

I often am in email conversations with many participants. I have to use the 'reply to all' functionality daily and it keeps adding my own email address in the list of CCs. Now, I figured, that this could be because of my exchange accounts aliases. So I get email to address2 and only my address1 is configured in Mail.
Okay, but how do I add the alias to the exchange account? When I try editing it in Mail -> Preferences -> Accounts -> Account Information, the field email address is greyed out. Unlike all other email accounts I have configured, the exchange account doesn't seem to let me edit the email address field.
Why is that, and how can I circumvent this inability? Commandline maybe? Any clues?
Thanks so far.
Regards.
PS: The Mail app does not seem to be listed in the locations. Sorry I had to post this here, but it seemed the logical alternative.

Just found this thread: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3532782
The solution could be, as I suggested, to add multiple aliases in the email field. Now, instead of using command line to change the accounts.plist file, as some users hinted, it works to do the following:
change the outgoing (smtp) server on the exchange account.
switch to another tab (save)
switch back to the exchange account and add the aliases (the field is no longer greyed out)
save again
be happy and confused at the same time.
thanks apple, great usability! pffffff

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