Storing Smtp from email friendly display name in Web.Config

Question

I'm storing my mailsettings in the web config like so...

<mailSettings>
    <smtp from="splidge@findremovalcompanies.com">
        <network host="smtp.findremovalcompanies.com" userName="splidge@findremovalcompanies.com" password="password" />
    </smtp>
</mailSettings>

Now when I create a new

var smtp = new SmtpClient();

smpt has my credentials and will default the from address to splidge@findremovalcompanies.com which saves me from having to do this every time.

MailAddress("splidge@findremovalcompanies.com", "Splidge Master")

But I cannot figure out how to specify the friendly display name "Splidge Master" in the web.config theres no setting for it?

score 155 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 14 '11 at 15:15

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You can use html encoded < and > (< and >) to deliver a display name in the from attribute.

<smtp deliveryMethod="Network" from="Mail Displayname <mail@raccoom.net>">

edited Jun 14 '11 at 15:15

Keith K

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answered Sep 08 '09 at 14:36

Chris Richner

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Got it a few seconds before me :-) – devstuff Sep 08 '09 at 14:38
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For the first time I was faster... before while I was typing my answer the other answers were posted ,) – Chris Richner Sep 08 '09 at 14:40
I use System.Web.Helpers.WebMail. I wonder why the display name appears if I set it through WebMail.From, but it doesn't if I set it through Web.config. – stenlytw Mar 14 '16 at 16:22

score 13 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 08 '09 at 14:38

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From memory, changing the from= attribute to be from="Display Name <me@example.com>" should work.

answered Sep 08 '09 at 14:38

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 06 '17 at 08:30

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If you need the exact equivalent, encode the double quotes (") too :

<smtp from="&quot;Splidge Master&quot; &lt;splidge@findremovalcompanies.com&gt;">

answered Dec 06 '17 at 08:30

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Storing Smtp from email friendly display name in Web.Config

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