How does Mail decide which outgoing SMTP server to use?

I have Mail setup with two accounts - one for home use and one for work. Each has its own outgoing SMTP server. My question: how does mail decide which outgoing server to use? I don't want to mix work and home stuff.
Specifically, what happens in these three scenarios?
1) I compose a new mail. Does it always use the first account's outgoing SMTP server or does Mail look at the recipient's domain and base its decision on that?
2) I reply to a work email. Is Mail smart enough to look at my domain or the sender's to know to use the work outgoing SMTP server?
3) I reply to home email. Is Mail smart enough to look at my domain or the sender's to know to use the home outgoing SMTP server?
Any information is much appreciated.
Tom

Hi Juergen,
Thanks for the suggestion - I had to "Customize" the viewable header to include the "From:" ("Von:") line to see who I was sending as. As far as the "use this SMTP only" checkbox is concerned - they're checked on both my accounts - so I'm not sure how much of an impact that has. To be honest, I thought this checkbox was meant to limit your outgoing mail (for that account) to this mail server only. I thought that if it was not checked, Mail will try to send the mail via another SMTP server if the one for this account is not reachable.....after all, why else would Apple allow you to check both servers' "use this SMTP only" checkbox?
But this is good enough for me - now I can see who i'ms ending as.
Thanks,
tom

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