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Any way to create mail using header format in form of From: Joe <joe@mymail.com>? I tried using SetMailAttribute with the #PB_Mail_Custom option but that adds in an additional line in the message header instead of replacing it. That method results in recipients mail server rejecting the email.

Hi,

have you tried: Bernd

infratec wrote:Hi,

have you tried:

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CreateMail(0, "test <test@purebasic.com>", "Hello")

Bernd

tried and failed

Hi,

I just tested it: it works.

I use Thunderbird as mail program and smtpd on debian as server.
If I use something like "Sender <test@purebasic.com>"
I see "Sender" as From.

Also in wireshark you can see the correct From: entry.

Bernd

Maybe my mailserver doesn't like it somehow cuz if I do it like this it never makes it to the receiver. Of course if I use plain standard format email address all works fine. I assumed there was some type of pb email address qualifier/tester on these headers but if you got it to work then I am missing something.

Check it with wireshark.

ok , finally got back to messing with this. Loaded up wireshark-neat pgm btw- and it appears that pb encapsulates the address within < > so what the mailserver is reporting is MAIL FROM: <mytitle <myemail@domain.com>> and is rejected. I guess my question is does pb automatically do this and how to prevent it.

Hi,

I can not confirm this.
Here it works as expected:

PB
Thunderbird
Wireshark



Bernd

Related feature request: eMail-Lib should support display-name in address-field

But as you can see in my example:
It works already.

Maybe debian smtpd corrects it or accepts it. It appears some servers reject it.

FWIW, this is partial exchange that Wireshark captures ...

infratec wrote:But as you can see in my example:
It works already.

I'm not sure about that, because the feature request emerged from this German topic where Kiffi said that "name <address>" does not work (and it's not documented either).

ShotGun Jack wrote:FWIW, this is partial exchange that Wireshark captures ...

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	SMTP	97	C: MAIL FROM:<WORXXXX <contact@worXXXX.com>>
	SMTP	128	S: 501 <WORXXXX <contact@worXXXX.com>>: "@" or "." expected after "WORXXXX"
	SMTP	60	C: QUIT

Hmmm...

what have you captured?
That's not the packet from PB.

And which exact version of PB do you use (x86 or x64) and on which OS?
I use PB 5.40 x86 on win7 x64.

Bernd

PB 5.40LTS x64 on MS Windows 7 64bit

What I captured is what wireshark reports while negociating with the mail server on port 587 when I run the pb mailing program.

The mail server I use to send mail is reported as xxxxxxx.inmotionhosting.com ESMTP Exim 4.85