[ To mutt-users@mutt.org wrote on Sun 9.Sep'12 at 9:33:54 +0100 ] > [ Kim Christensen wrote on Sun 9.Sep'12 at 3:34:10 +0200 ] > > > On Sun, Sep 09, 2012 at 12:53:11AM +0200, Ennio-Sr wrote: > > > * Robert Holtzm <hol...@cox.net> [080912, 15:01]: > > > > Running mutt 1.5.20-9+squee on squeeze (obviously). When I compose a > > > > message, the "From" header is as shown above which is incorrect. > > > > ~/.muttrc > > > > shows no option to set this. Somewhere there is a file with my full > > > > ... > > > > > > Hi Robert, > > > > > > I suppose you should check what you have in .muttrc concerning: > > > set from = "....." > > > or > > > set hdrs = yes > > > my_hdr From ..... > > > > Just to drop my $.02, it is recommended to use the following variables > > for setting your sender information, rather than setting the headers > > explicitly (my_hdr): > > > > set realname="John Doe" > > set from="j...@example.com" > > set use_from=yes > > If the environment is set up properly you don't need to set $realname and > $use_from to achieve that. I only use $from and $reverse_reply with my > $alternates set up which are sourced from a seperate file although you can > include it in the ~/.muttrc if you use a single file.
I should add I do also use $use_envelope_from as well
