On 2025-11-20 at 15:11:47 UTC-0500 (Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:11:47 -0500)
Jon Sutton via mailmate <[email protected]>
is rumored to have said:
Many email service providers support multiple aliases on a single
account. Mailmate supports this in the account settings “*Email
address(es):*” field. However in the *Composer* pane of the general
settings, you can select a default email account but not a specific
alias.
MM uses the first address listed in the account settings address list as
the default for that account.
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.
Is there a way to specify one of the aliases associated with this
account as the default From address for new messages?
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.
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 *distinct account* for sending the message, using an ASF mail
server.
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.
--
Bill Cole
[email protected] or [email protected]
(AKA @[email protected] and many *@billmail.scconsult.com
addresses)
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