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In Outlook Express 6.0, how do you make the danged default email server be
the default email server for outgoing email? I have multiple email servers
and have the one I want to be the default set to be that but everytime I try
to send an email it tries to use the other email server and won't go through
so I have to go to the outbox and open it and change the email server. This
is really irritating me and I find no solution in the help files (as usual,
come on Microsoft, you can do better.)

Goto tools-accounts - click the one you want and click set as
default in right column

"osote" <> wrote in message
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> In Outlook Express 6.0, how do you make the danged default
email server be
> the default email server for outgoing email? I have multiple
email servers
> and have the one I want to be the default set to be that but
everytime I try
> to send an email it tries to use the other email server and
won't go through
> so I have to go to the outbox and open it and change the email
server. This
> is really irritating me and I find no solution in the help
files (as usual,
> come on Microsoft, you can do better.)
>
>

You have to setup the smtp server in each account with the details of the
default smtp server.
(Tools-Accounts-Properties)

"osote" <> wrote in message
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> In Outlook Express 6.0, how do you make the danged default email server be
> the default email server for outgoing email? I have multiple email
servers
> and have the one I want to be the default set to be that but everytime I
try
> to send an email it tries to use the other email server and won't go
through
> so I have to go to the outbox and open it and change the email server.
This
> is really irritating me and I find no solution in the help files (as
usual,
> come on Microsoft, you can do better.)
>
>

I did that already, of course, and said so in my original post. The problem
is in sending mail the default mail server is not used, the associated one
is. I have to logon to each mail server with different username and
password to receive mail from the two different accounts so I see no way to
change the smtp without it affecting my ability to receive mail. It's more
complicated than your simple answer.

"Stealth" <> wrote in message
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> Goto tools-accounts - click the one you want and click set as
> default in right column
>
> "osote" <> wrote in message
> news:BaGdneWPcK9bgjSiRVn-...
> > In Outlook Express 6.0, how do you make the danged default
> email server be
> > the default email server for outgoing email? I have multiple
> email servers
> > and have the one I want to be the default set to be that but
> everytime I try
> > to send an email it tries to use the other email server and
> won't go through
> > so I have to go to the outbox and open it and change the email
> server. This
> > is really irritating me and I find no solution in the help
> files (as usual,
> > come on Microsoft, you can do better.)
> >
> >
>
>

If I do that then it will affect my ability to receive mail since I have to
logon to the mail server with different username and password for each
different mail account. Isn't there a way to get them both to use the
default smtp for outgoing but have different mail servers for incoming?

"rifleman" <> wrote in message
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> You have to setup the smtp server in each account with the details of the
> default smtp server.
> (Tools-Accounts-Properties)
>
> "osote" <> wrote in message
> news:BaGdneWPcK9bgjSiRVn-...
> > In Outlook Express 6.0, how do you make the danged default email server
be
> > the default email server for outgoing email? I have multiple email
> servers
> > and have the one I want to be the default set to be that but everytime I
> try
> > to send an email it tries to use the other email server and won't go
> through
> > so I have to go to the outbox and open it and change the email server.
> This
> > is really irritating me and I find no solution in the help files (as
> usual,
> > come on Microsoft, you can do better.)
> >
> >
>
>

osote,

It will not affect your ability to send as the logon to a mail server
receive mail. This is the reason why an isp will normally only let you
sent mail when you are connected directly to them.

Regards

nemo

>On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 03:49:13 -0800, "osote" <> wrote:

>If I do that then it will affect my ability to receive mail since I have to
>logon to the mail server with different username and password for each
>different mail account. Isn't there a way to get them both to use the
>default smtp for outgoing but have different mail servers for incoming?
>
>"rifleman" <> wrote in message
>news:bob88k$1crdpb$...
>> You have to setup the smtp server in each account with the details of the
>> default smtp server.
>> (Tools-Accounts-Properties)
>>
>> "osote" <> wrote in message
>> news:BaGdneWPcK9bgjSiRVn-...
>> > In Outlook Express 6.0, how do you make the danged default email server
>be
>> > the default email server for outgoing email? I have multiple email
>> servers
>> > and have the one I want to be the default set to be that but everytime I
>> try
>> > to send an email it tries to use the other email server and won't go
>> through
>> > so I have to go to the outbox and open it and change the email server.
>> This
>> > is really irritating me and I find no solution in the help files (as
>> usual,
>> > come on Microsoft, you can do better.)
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>

osote,

I posting this again with the missing words added:

Changing the smtp settings will not affect your ability to receive
mail. This is because you only need to logon to a mail server to
receive mail not to send it. This is the reason why an isp will
normally only let you send mail when you are connected directly to
them.

Apologies for the previous poor posting.

Regards

nemo

>On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 12:31:42 +0000, nemo <> wrote:

>osote,
>
>It will not affect your ability to send as the logon to a mail server
>receive mail. This is the reason why an isp will normally only let you
>sent mail when you are connected directly to them.
>
>Regards
>
>nemo