# How to set Outlook Express forwarding defaults?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 10, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-set-outlook-express-forwarding-defaults/218085 "2003-12-10T03:57:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-set-outlook-express-forwarding-defaults/218085/1 "2003-12-10T03:57:40Z")

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Maybe it’s a bug or maybe just a setting that needs changing.

I have a system with Outlook Express 6.00 on Win 98 (I think), and there are two user accounts on the PC. I have the default account set for mail composing, which works fine, but when I forward a message, the default account is always the wrong one. This means if I forget to manually change it before sending, my ISP rejects the mail. Does anybody know a way to set the default account for forwarding?