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@ 2008-05-15 16:49 mezzenger
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From: mezzenger @ 2008-05-15 16:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
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I have installed the latest emacs and set up email using vm.  I can send and receive email, but the "from" field is blank in mail received from me.  I need to know where the from field is set.

Here is the email portion of my dot emacs file:

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;; Mail
;; SMTP
(setq send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)
(setq smtpmail-smtp-server "smtp.comcast.net")
(setq smtpmail-smtp-service 587)
(setq smtpmail-auth-credentials
           '(("smtp.comcast.net" 587 "my_username" "my_password")))
(setq user-mail-address "mezzenger@comcast.net")
(setq user-full-name "Alvin Smith")
(setq mail-default-reply-to "mezzenger@comcast.net)

;;POP3
(setq vm-pop-folder-alist
      '(
        ("pop:mail.comcast.net:110:pass:my_username:my_password" "Comcast")
      )) 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What am I missing?
Thanks.




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@ 2008-05-16 13:51 ` Sven Joachim
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From: Sven Joachim @ 2008-05-16 13:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: help-gnu-emacs

On 2008-05-15 18:49 +0200, mezzenger@comcast.net wrote:

> I have installed the latest emacs and set up email using vm.  I can send and receive email, but the "from" field is blank in mail received from me.  I need to know where the from field is set.
>
> Here is the email portion of my dot emacs file:
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ;; Mail
> ;; SMTP
> (setq send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)
> (setq smtpmail-smtp-server "smtp.comcast.net")
> (setq smtpmail-smtp-service 587)
> (setq smtpmail-auth-credentials
>            '(("smtp.comcast.net" 587 "my_username" "my_password")))
> (setq user-mail-address "mezzenger@comcast.net")
> (setq user-full-name "Alvin Smith")
> (setq mail-default-reply-to "mezzenger@comcast.net)
>
> ;;POP3
> (setq vm-pop-folder-alist
>       '(
>         ("pop:mail.comcast.net:110:pass:my_username:my_password" "Comcast")
>       )) 
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> What am I missing?

I think you need to change the mail-from-style variable, possibly to
'angles.  This is actually the default in stock Emacs, but in a
Debian-patched Emacs it is set to 'system-default.  The latter is fine
if you use an MTA that writes the From: field for you, but not with
smtpmail.

Sven


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@ 2008-05-16 15:41 mezzenger
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From: mezzenger @ 2008-05-16 15:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: help-gnu-emacs


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de>
> On 2008-05-15 18:49 +0200, mezzenger@comcast.net wrote:
> 
> > I have installed the latest emacs and set up email using vm.  I can send and 
> receive email, but the "from" field is blank in mail received from me.  I need 
> to know where the from field is set.
> >
> > Here is the email portion of my dot emacs file:
> >
> > 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---------------
> > ;; Mail
> > ;; SMTP
> > (setq send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)
> > (setq smtpmail-smtp-server "smtp.comcast.net")
> > (setq smtpmail-smtp-service 587)
> > (setq smtpmail-auth-credentials
> >            '(("smtp.comcast.net" 587 "my_username" "my_password")))
> > (setq user-mail-address "mezzenger@comcast.net")
> > (setq user-full-name "Alvin Smith")
> > (setq mail-default-reply-to "mezzenger@comcast.net)
> >
> > ;;POP3
> > (setq vm-pop-folder-alist
> >       '(
> >         ("pop:mail.comcast.net:110:pass:my_username:my_password" "Comcast")
> >       )) 
> >
> > 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------------
> >
> > What am I missing?
> 
> I think you need to change the mail-from-style variable, possibly to
> 'angles.  This is actually the default in stock Emacs, but in a
> Debian-patched Emacs it is set to 'system-default.  The latter is fine
> if you use an MTA that writes the From: field for you, but not with
> smtpmail.
> 
> Sven
That was it.  Thanks.




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