Mac Mail Uses wrong "from:" Address .... ouch!

I have multiple e-mail accounts set up on Mac mail. Each email account has it's own SMTP server defined. The "use only this SMTP server" is checked on all the accounts.
Today I sent an email from one account ... let's call it [email protected]
The outbound server was set properly.
The mail was sent, and appears on the outbox for [email protected] Just like normal.
I got a reply back from the person I sent the e-mail to, and the reply shows that my e-mail originated from a DIFFERENT account. Let's call it [email protected]
The e-mail I sent originally does NOT show up in the Sent e-mail box for [email protected] It shows up in the Sent e-mail box for [email protected] where it should.
So ... it looks like Apple Mail sent an e-mail from the wrong account, using the wrong SMTP server. The mail program obviously doesn't konw what SMTP account to send mail from.
Wow.
I'm shocked.
This is beyond lame.
lame
lame
lame
lame
Has anyone else seen this?
--R

Follow up to my own question. I do see others have had this problem:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2253932?tstart=0
It makes no sense whatsoever for Apple Mail to "fall back" to an SMTP server that is not assigned to a particular account. It's far better for the SMTP connection to fail and NOT send the e-mail from the wrong account, instead of confusing all the people I send e-mails to.
This SMTP fallback "feature" ***** and should be gotten rid of.
it *****
it *****
it *****
it *****
--R

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