Thunderbird does not use default "from" address when clicking von mailto: URLs
When I click on a "mailto:"-link in my browser (firefox, on Linux), thunderbird opens a window to write a new mail. So far, so good.
However, the "from" address does not belong to the default SMTP server (as set in account settings/Outgoing Server). Instead it picks an address for which I don't even have an SMTP server configured (it is an old address which I only keep around for archive reasons).
I could not find anything about that problem anywhere. All I found where questions about how to change the default SMTP server, but I already have set up the correct SMTP server.
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I already set the correct SMTP server as default.
That's irrelevant to the problem at hand.
I don't have a "≡" menu.
What version of Thunderbird are you using?
I open the account settings via "Edit" > "Account Settings".
That's fine.
There, I have a list of accounts on the left pane, each with several sub-options such as "Server Setting", "Copies and Folders" and so on.
Just select the desired account name, and not any 'Server Settings' or other menu items underneath the account name.
For SMTP, there is an option separate from all the other accounts
Yes, but SMTP settings are irrelevant here. The 'Account Action' drop-down menu is your friend.
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You need to designate an email account as the default account. At the top right of the Thunderbird window, click the menu button ≡ > Account Settings Select the account to be the default one in the left pane. Select 'Set as Default' from the 'Account Action' drop-down menu at the bottom.
First, as I already mentioned, I already set the correct SMTP server as default.
Second, I think we see very different things here. I don't have a "≡" menu. I open the account settings via "Edit" > "Account Settings".
There, I have a list of accounts on the left pane, each with several sub-options such as "Server Setting", "Copies and Folders" and so on. I can't select anything as default on this left pane. The right pane changes depending on what I click on in the left pane.
For SMTP, there is an option separate from all the other accounts If I click on that, the right pane shows a list of configured SMTP servers (among other things). This is where I set my default outgoing server.
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I already set the correct SMTP server as default.
That's irrelevant to the problem at hand.
I don't have a "≡" menu.
What version of Thunderbird are you using?
I open the account settings via "Edit" > "Account Settings".
That's fine.
There, I have a list of accounts on the left pane, each with several sub-options such as "Server Setting", "Copies and Folders" and so on.
Just select the desired account name, and not any 'Server Settings' or other menu items underneath the account name.
For SMTP, there is an option separate from all the other accounts
Yes, but SMTP settings are irrelevant here. The 'Account Action' drop-down menu is your friend.
Ah, thanks. I did not see that drop down menu at all. "Set as default" gives me no visual indication that anything changed, but it works now.
Thanks for the help!