Quick update: I've done a brain-dead simple, but correct, implementation that always quotes the name (just like qmail, BTW). If needed, it can be made smarter later.
There 's some draft documentation below. Wietse header_from_format (default: standard) The format of the Postfix-generated From: header. By default, Postfix generates this header only for clients that match the local_header_re- write_clients setting. This setting affects the appearance of email from programs that submit messages without From: header, such as some /bin/mail command-line implementations. Specify one of the following: standard (default) Produce a header formatted as From: "name" <address>. This is the default as of Postfix 3.3. legacy Produce a header formatted as From: address (name). This is the behavior prior to Postfix 3.3. This feature is available in Postfix 3.3 and later.