default email account

[L Thorson]

In my business we use Exchange Server to manage all of our Outlook functions
except email. We use pop3 accounts to pull our email into Outlook from a
remote server. Email is then synced with the .ost file on the Exchange
Server. Our pop3 accounts are set as our default send/receive accounts but
periodically the default is ignored and emails are sent from our Exchange
Server accounts and then bounce back. I've noticed that it happens more
frequently when I try to forward something from my Sent Items folder. Any
ideas on how to convince Outlook that I always want to use the default
account?

 

[Jim Brown]

I had the same problem on a Win 2003 SBS. See the response I had gotten below.

*I'm using Outlook 2003 in an MS Exchange enviroment. Exchange is
setup (or at
least should be!) just for local in-house mail. I also have a POP3
mail
account which I'm using for internet mail.

I want the POP3 account to be the default when I create a message, so
I go
into TOOLS \ E-MAIL ACCOUNTS and set it to be the default. However it
keeps
switching back to the Exchange account as being the default. Seems to
happen
the next time I logon or restart the computer.

Any way to get Outlook to keep my default setting? *

Using SBS2003? This is a common complaint. If you're using the SBS
login
script...

At the client, create the following registry key:

Location: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\SmallBusinessServer\ClientSetup
Name: NoTransportOrder
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 1

This will prevent the login script from changing the order.