Mail.app randomly chooses incorrect mail alias when i reply to mails

Hi
Hope this makes sense. I have a few additional .mac mail aliases set up one in particular i use a lot for subscriptions to job sites and any other subscriptions. Problem i have is if i create a new mail and choose the alias from the pull down list and send it everything is fine, this is also true if someone sends a mail to that alias as well. Problems i'm continually having is that when i reply to a replied mail or an incoming one that's been sent to the alias occasionally but quite a lot i guess, the mail from address changes to my default main account and not the account the mail was sent to.
This is so frustrating as my real account has been sent out to certain conpanies that i should'nt have because when i click reply it will disregard the mail alias it was sent to and just choose my default.
it doesn't happen always but a lot. Anyone else seen this issue or have any suggestions? Just to clarify, my aliases work fine as do the option to choose and alias from the pull down list it's just when replying to a mail sent to that alias.
Thanks for reading this far.
Macca

Hi Numbatfouram,
I know how this works, let see if I can explain it!!...
When you hit the "new" button to compose an outgoing email, whichever account in your Inbox is highlighted is the one that the outgoing mail address defaults to. So make sure your Inbox toggle is down, which should show all your accounts. So when you are sorting thru your mail and want to reply to one in "XXXX" account you will be "in" that account.
Whew, did that make sense?
John

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