How to add a display name to mail sent via SMTP

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I am sending mail via gmail SMTP account by adding below in Global.asax file -

WebMail.SmtpServer = "smtp.gmail.com";
WebMail.SmtpPort = 587;
WebMail.EnableSsl = true;
WebMail.UserName = "accname@example.com";
WebMail.From = "accname@example.com";
WebMail.Password = "nopassword";
WebMail.SmtpUseDefaultCredentials = false;

When I send a mail through WebMail.Send() method, the mail is sent properly, but the recieved mail always has name - "accname". What I want it to show it as some other name - let's say "Name". How should I do that here?

DavidG · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-17T17:19:11.293

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You can set the From property to include the name as well as the email address:

WebMail.From = "Your Name <accname@example.com>";

You may need to surround the name with quotes, for example:

WebMail.From = "\"Your Name\" <accname@example.com>";

edited Feb 17 '15 at 17:19

answered Feb 17 '15 at 17:07

DavidG

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It throws this exception - The SMTP server requires a secure connection or the client was not authenticated. The server response was: 5.5.1 Authentication Required. – Sam Feb 17 '15 at 17:16
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I think that is the actual account id as per WebMail class documentation. – Sam Feb 17 '15 at 17:17
This is working fine. I did not require to quote the name. Thanks. But this seems like a hack. Do you know if this will work even if gmail is not the mail server? – Sam Feb 17 '15 at 17:29

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 10 '22 at 20:11

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If you are using appsettings.json, you have to give the Email Configuration like this:

"EmailConfiguration" : {
    "SmtpServer": "smtp.gmail.com",
    "SmtpPort": 587,
    "UserName": "accname@example.com",
    "From": "Name To Display<accname@example.com>",
    "Password": "nopassword",
    "EnableSsl": true
}

edited Oct 10 '22 at 20:11

Luke

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answered Oct 06 '22 at 11:55

Dojo Arun

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How to add a display name to mail sent via SMTP

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