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Setting the from name in a javax.mail.MimeMessage?

Currently, our application uses a javax.mail to send email, using javax.mail.MailMessage. We set the From headers of the email this way:

Message msg = new MimeMessage(mailSession);
msg.setFrom(new InternetAddress("[email protected]"));

This works just fine, but we'd like to make the "From" section a little more user-friendly. Currently, someone receiving an email will see "[email protected]" in the "From" section of their inbox. Instead, we'd like them to see "Company XYZ" there. I figure this is probably done with the addHeader() method, but I'm not sure what the header name would be.

Solution

  • OK, reading documentation about ALL the classes involved would have been helpful. The correct syntax should be 

    Message msg = new MimeMessage(mailSession);
msg.setFrom(new InternetAddress("[email protected]", "Company XYZ"));

    Source: https://javamail.java.net/nonav/docs/api/javax/mail/internet/InternetAddress.html