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Old 11-09-2006
Jens Schüßler
 
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Default Re: Remove the real name from the From: header

* nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> [08-11-06 17:35]:
> Hi !
> I'm new to Exim... I managed to set the domain of the sender and the
> Received: header but I can't figure out how to remove the real name (or to
> fix it).
>
> When I send an email the From: header is set to :
> Bob Smith <bob@exemple.com>
>
> How can I change the exim.conf file so the "Bob Smith" part is removed or
> replaced by another string ?
> And without using an external script (if possible)


Take a look at /etc/email-addresses. There you can set the From Header
of outgoing mail.

,----
| # This file contains email addresses to use for outgoing mail. Any local
| # part not in here will be qualified by the system domain as normal.
| #
| # It should contain lines of the form:
| #
| #user: someone@isp.com
| #otheruser: someoneelse@anotherisp.com
|
|
`----

Greetings
Jens
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