displayed email address

[Trev]

I have my own dot co dot uk domain. I want this to appear in the
"from" field in sent messages. At the moment I'm stuck with my ISP
address. I've changed the " reply to" address in options but that does
not change the "from" display.

Outlook 2007

Can someone help?

thanks

 

[DL]

You set the address when you create / modify the mail account. I assume you
created an account with your domain settings? Presumably your domain has a
mail box?

 

[VanguardLH]

I have my own dot co dot uk domain. I want this to appear in the
"from" field in sent messages. At the moment I'm stuck with my ISP
address. I've changed the " reply to" address in options but that does
not change the "from" display.

Outlook 2007

Can someone help?

thanks

Okay, so you have your own domain that is registered. So what? That
doesn't mean you have a mail server running on a host that uses that domain.
Just WHO is going to receive and send e-mails when you use that domain in
your e-mail address?

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]]

I have my own dot co dot uk domain. I want this to appear in the
"from" field in sent messages. At the moment I'm stuck with my ISP
address. I've changed the " reply to" address in options but that does
not change the "from" display.

Outlook 2007

Can someone help?

Click Tools>Account Settings, select the E-mail Accounts tab, select the
account you want to display the address and click Change. Enter the address
you want the recipient to see in the "E-Mail" field.

 

[Trev]

Click Tools>Account Settings, select the E-mail Accounts tab, select the
account you want to display the address and click Change. Enter the address
you want the recipient to see in the "E-Mail" field.

My account is already set up like this but the name that appears at
the recipients end is the "username" under the login information.

http://www.trevclarke.110mb.com/outlook.jpg

Or am I missing something?

thanks

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]]

My account is already set up like this but the name that appears at
the recipients end is the "username" under the login information.

That means that Sky is rewriting the headers to supply your online account's
mail address instead of the one Outlook supplies in the header. Not entirely
uncommon. Gmail does this, too. You need to ask Sky why they do that and if
they can stop.

 

[Trev]

Okay, so you have your own domain that is registered. So what? That
doesn't mean you have a mail server running on a host that uses that domain.
Just WHO is going to receive and send e-mails when you use that domain in
your e-mail address?

Thanks for the helpful suggestions.

(ps Try decaff)

 

[VanguardLH]

Thanks for the helpful suggestions.

(ps Try decaff)

Oh yes, it must be my fault that you posted an incomplete and undetailed
message. Uh huh. For all of what you described, you are a user that thinks
having a registered domain name somehow magically provides you with an
e-mail server.

(ps Try non-decaff and maybe you'll be more awake to provide the details)

 

[VanguardLH]

That means that Sky is rewriting the headers to supply your online account's
mail address instead of the one Outlook supplies in the header. Not entirely
uncommon. Gmail does this, too. You need to ask Sky why they do that and if
they can stop.

Maybe it is an anti-abuse or anti-spam measure. Their users can't lie about
through which account an e-mail was sent. Exchange is often setup this way,
too, so employees can't lie about their e-mail address at the company.
Personally I would like to see this override as a standard function of mail
servers instead of the exception. If the user wants replies going to a
different account then they use the Reply-To header.

Hopefully Trevor used a strong password on his account since he just
divulged half of his login credentials at Sky in a public venue where
spambots, trolls, and malcontents may visit.

 

[Trev]

Brian is quite right. I have spoken to Sky and they inform me that the
reason for this is to prevent people running a business through a
standard account. I have sorted the problem now by using my domain
provider's email service which, I have only just discovered, is
included in their biennial fee.

Maybe it is an anti-abuse or anti-spam measure. Their users can't lie about
through which account an e-mail was sent. Exchange is often setup this way,
too, so employees can't lie about their e-mail address at the company.
Personally I would like to see this override as a standard function of mail
servers instead of the exception. If the user wants replies going to a
different account then they use the Reply-To header.

For me, the beauty of having a "private" email address is that if I
change ISP no one needs notifying. This procedure has worked
seamlessly for 10 years through three ISPs

Hopefully Trevor used a strong password on his account since he just
divulged half of his login credentials at Sky in a public venue where
spambots, trolls, and malcontents may visit.

Password is strong and changeable.

Thanks for everyone's help.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]]

included in their biennial fee.

You need to pay them only once every two years? Who is your hosting provider?
One that I use has semiannual (twice per year) payments and I'd like to have a
longer guarantee that my web site will continue to exist longer than six
months.

Odd that "biannual" means both "biennial" and "semiannual", according to
Merriam-Webster.

 

[Trev]

You need to pay them only once every two years? Who is your hosting provider?
One that I use has semiannual (twice per year) payments and I'd like to have a
longer guarantee that my web site will continue to exist longer than six
months.

It's not hosting...it's domain renewal every two years. Isn't two
years standard for all domain holders?

Odd that "biannual" means both "biennial" and "semiannual", according to
Merriam-Webster.

I looked it up! One cannot be too careful..