Composing email no longer picks up correct send from email

@XfinityLinda

It seems like the "default" is at the generic setting and not at the mailbox level.  What I mean is when I go into settings, on the "compose" page which seems like it is for ALL accounts allows only 1 email to be specified as the default.  (mail->compose->advanced settings->default sender address).  It is defaulted to my primary comcast email but there is no option to change (I would be looking for something like default to whatever the sender is for that specific email account).

When I go into the individual email accounts, it lets me specify incoming and outgoing server info and everything is correct there -- but no where to specify at the account level that I want the default sender address to be that which is on the account.  

If there is someplace else I need to check I need to be pointed to it because I don't find anything on the settings other than what is specified above.  It worked just fine prior to the most recent changes to email. 

Thanks

@kmitton

It sounds like you are wanting to be able to switch what email is showing it is from when someone sends it, is that correct? That would depend on what email you are logged into at the time. This is why you are able to do this through individual accounts but the primary account will default if you are logged into overall account.

@kmitton

There have been no changes I'm aware of to the email software recently.  I have several other accounts enabled in the mail-fetcher in the folders pane, and if I select the Inbox for any of them and then Compose, it shows that account as the sending account.  In my settings it shows the default as the Comcast account, like you described, but it has no effect when sending from any of the others.

Try clearing history/cache in your browser, or try a different browser to see if the problem persists.  Also, sign out of the Comcast account and back in again.

@Latoque 

I have logged out and back in.  I have cleared cache.  I have also tested on both Chrome and Firefox (normally I use Safari) and same thing happens -- when I click on the inbox it does NOT default to that email when I compose for sending out something.  I've also tested on a windows machine and same thing happens -- when I go to one of my other inboxes it does not show that account as the sending account -- it defaults to my primary account. 

Also something else that may or may not be pertinent....when I logged into comcast email I used to see an indication that it was loading all my email accounts (it would list not just my default comcast account but also some of the others).  But I don't see that anymore.  However when I do get in, all the accounts are there, the inboxes are there and new mail is reflected there.

Per no changes to email, the change I notice is now when I go to compose an email, regardless of my window size all the options, attachments, etc are at bottom of email and not at top.  That coincides with when my other inboxes no longer started defaulting to that account when I compose an outbound message. 

Any other ideas?  It is very hard to remember to switch the sending address each time I compose an email from these mailboxes.  (I am able to switch -- I just have to remember to do it and since I process a LOT of email from each mailbox it is really a pain to have to try to remember to do it each time. 

@kmitton For some reason this afternoon it suddenly started defaulting to the appropriate email to send from.  I didn't change anything between this morning and this afternoon nor did I reboot but at this moment all my external emails are sending properly using the correct send from.