I use Mail but Outlook cannot be removed as default email reader

I have OSX 10.7.2 and both Mail, which I use, and Outlook for Mac on my system. However, when I try to change the default email reader in Preferences from Outlook to Mail, the change flips back to Outlook. Can anyone help?

Never mind. It went away aftrer reboot.
Still don't know where the plist is for Mail though.

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I understand .mac mail will still come through. Do not delete the old account yet.
You cannot use .mac or MobileMe as type of Account, you have to choose IMAP when setting up, otherwise Mail is hard coded to change imap.mail.me.com to mail.me.com & smtp.mail.me.com to smtp.me.com, no matter what you try to enter.
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SMTP (outgoing mail server) information:
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          •          SSL Required: Yes
          •          Port: 587
          •          SMTP Authentication Required: Yes
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I have another account on this computer that is not affected by this issue.
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Never mind. It went away aftrer reboot.
Still don't know where the plist is for Mail though.

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