[MlMt] incorrect From:

Eric Sharakan esharakan at gmail.com
Thu Jan 14 10:34:19 EST 2021


+1.  I reported this issue on this list before.  Search the archives for 
the subject "default account derived from context is not behaving?".

Here's the key point I posted at the end of that thread, and it still 
applies:

> Hmm, so maybe MM keeps a notion of the most recently used from address 
> to use when a new blank message is created.
>
> Still, this is not the behavior I want.  If I have an account/identity 
> with the same domain part as the To: address of the new message, I 
> want that identity chosen.  Every time.

Thoughts Benny?

-Eric

On 14 Jan 2021, at 9:59, Niall O'Reilly wrote:

> On 14 Jan 2021, at 1:09, Randy Bush wrote:
>
>> sigh.  i will make this error time and again
>
> I sigh with you.
>
> Since setting the recipient address(es) is what triggers the 
> heuristic,
> my trick is to set the From: address AFTER that.
>
> If you can develop that habit, you will reduce the likelihood of 
> error.
>
> 8-|
> /N
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