Choosing "From" field using python win32com outlook

Question

I am trying to automate emails using python. Unfortunately, the network administrators at my work have blocked SMTP relay, so I cannot use that approach to send the emails (they are addressed externally).

I am therefore using win32com to automatically send these emails via outlook. This is working fine except for one thing. I want to choose the "FROM" field within my python code, but I simply cannot figure out how to do this.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Dmitry Streblechenko · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-08T15:06:08.673

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If you configured a separate POP3/SMTP account, set the MailItem.SendUsingAccount property to an account from the Namespace.Accounts collection.

If you are sending on behalf of an Exchange user, set the MailItem.SentOnBehalfOfName property

edited Jan 08 '19 at 15:06

answered Jun 27 '14 at 14:45

Dmitry Streblechenko

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SentOnBehalfOfName worked perfectly. Thank you so much! – user2689931 Jun 27 '14 at 15:03
interesting, SendUsingAccount does not work but this does. – Led Jan 08 '19 at 13:46
@Julius - then it is a good idea to ask a new question and describe in detail your particular environment. – Dmitry Streblechenko Sep 19 '19 at 14:27

Choosing "From" field using python win32com outlook

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