I apologise for this having got onto the exim-users list (my original
query to Martyn was not so cross-posted), but as the matter has come up...
Nick Waterman writes:
>
> The way our ELM is configured, which I think is reasonably standard...
>
> If the "From:" header has a "real name" in it, Elm displays that. This
> message will probably be from "Nick Waterman", for instance.
>
> If there is NO "real name" in the "From:" header, Elm goes back to the
> envelope "From ", which in this case is
> "exim-users-request@???".
>
> m.hampson@??? has no "real name" in his "From:", just
> m.hampson@???.
I have done some experiments with our Elm, and get
Headers Elm shows
From: Nice Name <nn666@???> Nice Name
From: Not so nice <nn666@???> Not so nice
From: <nn666@???> nn666@???
From: <nn666@???> <uses the 'From ' line instead>
So it is Martyn's somewhat eccentric spacing in the From: header that
caused the unusual effect. I'll talk to our Elm expert about it...
Again, apologies for the off-topic nature of this thread. Followups
to alt.dev.null or private e-mail...
Chris Thompson Cambridge University Computing Service,
Email: cet1@??? New Museums Site, Cambridge CB2 3QG,
Phone: +44 1223 334715 United Kingdom.
