[Evolution] 'Default account': How used?

[Maurice Batey <maurice bcs org uk>]

When setting up an Account, there is an option to set it as the
'default' account, but Help doesn't say what that setting governs.

Does it, for example, simply mean the account to be used for SMTP
purposes to send email, where several accounts are defined?
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