John Poltorak [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> Where does mutt get information to format the From: line?
> Is it the environment or .muttrc?

Yes.  It comes from several places... the hostname comes from
/etc/resolv.conf, unless overridden by $hostname.  $hidden_host comes into
play, as do $alternates and $reverse_name.

> I'd like to change it so that it puts jpolt@ instead of john@
> in that line, but I don't know how.

If you just want this to be true for all your mails, use

my_hdr From: John Poltorak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

in your .muttrc.  If you want something more specific, Mutt can probably do
it -- RTFM or ask the question in more detail or RTFM.

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