How to configure/use multiple identities like Mozilla Thunderbird

[David]

I am trying out Outlook 2007. I currently use Thunderbird. In Thunderbird, I
can set up multiple identities for myself on a single account, and when
sending an email, choose the identity I want for that email. An identity
basically consists of a reply-to address and a signature.

For example, when replying to an email from Joe User, I can select my
identity as "Customer Support" and have the proper reply-to email and
signature automatically inserted. Or, when creating a new message to
Microsoft Support I can choose the identity "Customer Bob" and have the
appropriate reply-to and signature inserted. This is all under a single email
account, so there is no switching accounts, profiles, or "fooling" the
program. I simply choose my identity from a dropdown on the compose message
form.

I serve several roles for different entities. I have one mail email to which
all other emails are forwarded. In other words, my main email is
(e-mail address removed), and I have (e-mail address removed), (e-mail address removed), and
(e-mail address removed) all forwarded to (e-mail address removed). I use filter rules to
automatically sort incoming email into appropriate subfolders of my inbox.

The Outlook rules work (they could be simplified by allowing OR conditions)
but I see no way of easily sending/replying to emails using the appropriate
identity as I can with Thunderbird.

How can this be accomplished in Outlook 2007?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

POP3 account? See;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/aliases.htm

 

[David]

POP3 account? See;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/aliases.htm

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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I am trying out Outlook 2007. I currently use Thunderbird. In Thunderbird,
I
can set up multiple identities for myself on a single account, and when
sending an email, choose the identity I want for that email. An identity
basically consists of a reply-to address and a signature.

For example, when replying to an email from Joe User, I can select my
identity as "Customer Support" and have the proper reply-to email and
signature automatically inserted. Or, when creating a new message to
Microsoft Support I can choose the identity "Customer Bob" and have the
appropriate reply-to and signature inserted. This is all under a single
email
account, so there is no switching accounts, profiles, or "fooling" the
program. I simply choose my identity from a dropdown on the compose
message
form.

I serve several roles for different entities. I have one mail email to
which
all other emails are forwarded. In other words, my main email is
(e-mail address removed), and I have (e-mail address removed), (e-mail address removed), and
(e-mail address removed) all forwarded to (e-mail address removed). I use filter rules to
automatically sort incoming email into appropriate subfolders of my inbox.

The Outlook rules work (they could be simplified by allowing OR
conditions)
but I see no way of easily sending/replying to emails using the
appropriate
identity as I can with Thunderbird.

How can this be accomplished in Outlook 2007?

Yes it's a POP3 account. No, the alias solution will not accomplish the same thing.

"You can easily overcome this problem by setting up a second account with an
alias as address."

I want one account in Outlook with multiple identities that I can select
from when sending messages... like Thunderbird.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Outlook works different.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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POP3 account? See;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/aliases.htm

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

I am trying out Outlook 2007. I currently use Thunderbird. In
Thunderbird,
I
can set up multiple identities for myself on a single account, and when
sending an email, choose the identity I want for that email. An
identity
basically consists of a reply-to address and a signature.

For example, when replying to an email from Joe User, I can select my
identity as "Customer Support" and have the proper reply-to email and
signature automatically inserted. Or, when creating a new message to
Microsoft Support I can choose the identity "Customer Bob" and have the
appropriate reply-to and signature inserted. This is all under a single
email
account, so there is no switching accounts, profiles, or "fooling" the
program. I simply choose my identity from a dropdown on the compose
message
form.

I serve several roles for different entities. I have one mail email to
which
all other emails are forwarded. In other words, my main email is
(e-mail address removed), and I have (e-mail address removed), (e-mail address removed), and
(e-mail address removed) all forwarded to (e-mail address removed). I use filter rules
to
automatically sort incoming email into appropriate subfolders of my
inbox.

The Outlook rules work (they could be simplified by allowing OR
conditions)
but I see no way of easily sending/replying to emails using the
appropriate
identity as I can with Thunderbird.

How can this be accomplished in Outlook 2007?

Yes it's a POP3 account. No, the alias solution will not accomplish the
same thing.

"You can easily overcome this problem by setting up a second account with
an
alias as address."

I want one account in Outlook with multiple identities that I can select
from when sending messages... like Thunderbird.

 

[David]

So the answer is "no, Outlook does not have the capability for multiple
identities on one account like Thunderbird does." Interesting.

Outlook works different.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

POP3 account? See;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/aliases.htm

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

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I am trying out Outlook 2007. I currently use Thunderbird. In
Thunderbird,
I
can set up multiple identities for myself on a single account, and when
sending an email, choose the identity I want for that email. An
identity
basically consists of a reply-to address and a signature.

For example, when replying to an email from Joe User, I can select my
identity as "Customer Support" and have the proper reply-to email and
signature automatically inserted. Or, when creating a new message to
Microsoft Support I can choose the identity "Customer Bob" and have the
appropriate reply-to and signature inserted. This is all under a single
email
account, so there is no switching accounts, profiles, or "fooling" the
program. I simply choose my identity from a dropdown on the compose
message
form.

I serve several roles for different entities. I have one mail email to
which
all other emails are forwarded. In other words, my main email is
(e-mail address removed), and I have (e-mail address removed), (e-mail address removed), and
(e-mail address removed) all forwarded to (e-mail address removed). I use filter rules
to
automatically sort incoming email into appropriate subfolders of my
inbox.

The Outlook rules work (they could be simplified by allowing OR
conditions)
but I see no way of easily sending/replying to emails using the
appropriate
identity as I can with Thunderbird.

How can this be accomplished in Outlook 2007?

Yes it's a POP3 account. No, the alias solution will not accomplish the
same thing.

"You can easily overcome this problem by setting up a second account with
an
alias as address."

I want one account in Outlook with multiple identities that I can select
from when sending messages... like Thunderbird.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Yes, but that doesn't mean Outlook doesn't offer support for aliases on a
single mailbox.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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So the answer is "no, Outlook does not have the capability for multiple
identities on one account like Thunderbird does." Interesting.

Outlook works different.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

:

POP3 account? See;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/aliases.htm

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
I am trying out Outlook 2007. I currently use Thunderbird. In
Thunderbird,
I
can set up multiple identities for myself on a single account, and
when
sending an email, choose the identity I want for that email. An
identity
basically consists of a reply-to address and a signature.

For example, when replying to an email from Joe User, I can select
my
identity as "Customer Support" and have the proper reply-to email
and
signature automatically inserted. Or, when creating a new message to
Microsoft Support I can choose the identity "Customer Bob" and have
the
appropriate reply-to and signature inserted. This is all under a
single
email
account, so there is no switching accounts, profiles, or "fooling"
the
program. I simply choose my identity from a dropdown on the compose
message
form.

I serve several roles for different entities. I have one mail email
to
which
all other emails are forwarded. In other words, my main email is
(e-mail address removed), and I have (e-mail address removed), (e-mail address removed),
and
(e-mail address removed) all forwarded to (e-mail address removed). I use filter
rules
to
automatically sort incoming email into appropriate subfolders of my
inbox.

The Outlook rules work (they could be simplified by allowing OR
conditions)
but I see no way of easily sending/replying to emails using the
appropriate
identity as I can with Thunderbird.

How can this be accomplished in Outlook 2007?

Yes it's a POP3 account. No, the alias solution will not accomplish
the
same thing.

"You can easily overcome this problem by setting up a second account
with
an
alias as address."

I want one account in Outlook with multiple identities that I can
select
from when sending messages... like Thunderbird.

 

[David]

SOLUTION:

After looking around more I figured out how to do this. Aliases are
worthless to this scenario. You have to set up multiple accounts that use the
same personal folders and point to the same POP3 account. Then set up your
signatures for each account.

On the new message form there is a button under the Send button, called
Account. It's a dropdown that allows you to choose which account you want to
use for this message. It will use the correct from and reply-to addresses and
also insert the correct signature. I didn't notice this button when I only
had one account set up, so I don't know if it shows up for just one account
or not. Probably not.

If you ever change your POP account then you have to change all your Outlook
accounts. It's a little more clumsy than Thunderbird, but it works.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Which is identical to the solution I posted in my first post.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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