Weird Reply Behavior

jshumway · 23 Mar 2002, 04:50 AM

I have noticed that when I reply to email, the default "from" address is my secondary email address. I verified in preferences that my default "from" address is my Fastmail email address.

When I create a new email, it uses my default email address at Fastmail, but not when I reply.

Odd.

Jeff

**psalzer** · 23 Mar 2002, 05:19 AM

Which e-mail address was the original message sent to? Fastmail uses that address by default for replies.

jshumway · 23 Mar 2002, 05:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by psalzer
Which e-mail address was the original message sent to? Fastmail uses that address by default for replies.

I checked that and the email was sent to my FastMail account. I tested the behaviour on other emails in my Inbox and when I reply, they use my Hotmail address even though my FastMail address is set as the default.

Jeff

Jeremy Howard · 23 Mar 2002, 05:39 AM

I've never seen this before... Double-check that it really is the default, by selecting it and clicking 'set default' on the Preferences screen. (Yes I know you've already done this, but I've got to rule out the option!)

Email webmasterATfastmailDOTfm and let us know if we may log into your account to check, if its still behaving oddly.

jshumway · 23 Mar 2002, 10:49 AM

Yes, it is verified. It is difficult to see which one is which in the preferences screen, since the box is small. I use my "full name" followed by <email>, so all I can see in the preferences screen is my name.

I deleted the second one, so that only one was available. Then I went to compose and reply screens and the Hotmail address showed up on both screens. I then added the FastMail address back on the preferences screen and set it as default. The FastMail address shows up in the compose screen, but the Hotmail address shows up in the reply.

I also made sure that the email that I was responding to was to my FastMail account and it was.

Jeff

jshumway · 23 Mar 2002, 11:03 AM

Fixed it.

I went back and deleted the Hotmail reply to address. After that the FastMail address showed up in the compose and reply windows. Then I went in and added the Hotmail reply to address as a second reply to address and the FastMail address shows up properly in both the compose and reply windows.

Aren't computers great!

Thanks,

Jeff

**circuit** · 24 Mar 2002, 07:51 AM

Just FYI Jeremy, this also happened to me.

Once I experimented and set display names (e.g. "circuit at fastmail" <circuitATfastmail.fm>) for each From address. It didn't work properly. I would find emails going out to a different address than the one they came in with.

Switched back to using just email addresses and it worked fine again.

23 Mar 2002, 04:50 AM	#1
jshumway Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Centerville, OH Posts: 25	Weird Reply Behavior I have noticed that when I reply to email, the default "from" address is my secondary email address. I verified in preferences that my default "from" address is my Fastmail email address. When I create a new email, it uses my default email address at Fastmail, but not when I reply. Odd. Jeff

23 Mar 2002, 05:19 AM	#2
psalzer Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,654	Which e-mail address was the original message sent to? Fastmail uses that address by default for replies.

23 Mar 2002, 05:39 AM	#4
Jeremy Howard Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 11,501	I've never seen this before... Double-check that it really is the default, by selecting it and clicking 'set default' on the Preferences screen. (Yes I know you've already done this, but I've got to rule out the option!) Email webmasterATfastmailDOTfm and let us know if we may log into your account to check, if its still behaving oddly.

23 Mar 2002, 10:49 AM	#5
jshumway Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Centerville, OH Posts: 25	Yes, it is verified. It is difficult to see which one is which in the preferences screen, since the box is small. I use my "full name" followed by <email>, so all I can see in the preferences screen is my name. I deleted the second one, so that only one was available. Then I went to compose and reply screens and the Hotmail address showed up on both screens. I then added the FastMail address back on the preferences screen and set it as default. The FastMail address shows up in the compose screen, but the Hotmail address shows up in the reply. I also made sure that the email that I was responding to was to my FastMail account and it was. Jeff

23 Mar 2002, 11:03 AM	#6
jshumway Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Centerville, OH Posts: 25	Fixed it. I went back and deleted the Hotmail reply to address. After that the FastMail address showed up in the compose and reply windows. Then I went in and added the Hotmail reply to address as a second reply to address and the FastMail address shows up properly in both the compose and reply windows. Aren't computers great! Thanks, Jeff

24 Mar 2002, 07:51 AM	#7
circuit Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: UK Posts: 343	Just FYI Jeremy, this also happened to me. Once I experimented and set display names (e.g. "circuit at fastmail" <circuitATfastmail.fm>) for each From address. It didn't work properly. I would find emails going out to a different address than the one they came in with. Switched back to using just email addresses and it worked fine again.