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<p dir="auto">Bill-<br>
That was exactly what I needed. Thanks for your help.<br>
-Jon</p>
<p dir="auto">On Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:23:20 -0500 Bill Cole <a href="mailto:mmlist-20120120@billmail.scconsult.com" style="color: #3983C4;">mmlist-20120120@billmail.scconsult.com</a> wrote:</p>
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<p dir="auto">On 2025-11-20 at 15:11:47 UTC-0500 (Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:11:47 -0500)<br>
Jon Sutton via mailmate <a href="mailto:mailmate@lists.freron.com" style="color: #777777;">mailmate@lists.freron.com</a><br>
is rumored to have said:</p>
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<p dir="auto">Many email service providers support multiple aliases on a single account. Mailmate supports this in the account settings “<em>Email address(es):</em>” field. However in the <em>Composer</em> pane of the general settings, you can select a default email account but not a specific alias.</p>
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<p dir="auto">MM uses the first address listed in the account settings address list as the default for that account.</p>
<p dir="auto">When replying to a message, MM examines the original message to see what address it was sent to and uses that as the From on replies.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Is there a way to specify one of the aliases associated with this account as the default From address for new messages?</p>
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<p dir="auto">List it first in the Addresses field of the Account Settings. You can actually put any address there and MM will use it, but I wouldn't rely on messages actually being accepted if you use an address that does not belong to you.</p>
<p dir="auto">For example, I have an address @apache.org because I'm a Committer, but that's strictly a forwarder that actually delivers to an ugly alias for my main account into a particular folder via a server-side filter, just like YOUR message If I respond to that message, it uses the "To" in the message (OR X-Original-To, if it exists...) and tries to match it to an account. If it sees my ASF address, it uses that as the From on a reply and uses a <em>distinct account</em> for sending the message, using an ASF mail server.</p>
<p dir="auto">In short: MM has no real concept of "real" vs. "alias" addresses. Its choice of a From address (and a sending account) is based on what you tell it is your address and what it sees in your mail.</p>
<p dir="auto">--<br>
Bill Cole<br>
<a href="mailto:bill@scconsult.com" style="color: #777777;">bill@scconsult.com</a> or <a href="mailto:billcole@apache.org" style="color: #777777;">billcole@apache.org</a><br>
(AKA @<a href="mailto:grumpybozo@toad.social" style="color: #777777;">grumpybozo@toad.social</a> and many *@billmail.scconsult.com addresses)<br>
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