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Can I use Amazon's SES to send a display name with the source email address?

I've got some .Net code I'm switching from the System.Net.MailMessage to Amazon SES and their .Net SDK v2. Is it possible to include a display name with SES using the SDK similar to the MailMessage object?

The relevant part of the old code looks something like this:

    MailMessage message = new MailMessage();
    MailAddress toAddress = new MailAddress(_user.Email, _user.DisplayName);
    message.To.Add(toAddress);

The relevant part of the new code (so far):

        SendEmailRequest request = new SendEmailRequest()
        {
            Source = _user.Email
        };
Solution

  • With the Java SDK you can include the display name in the sender field using the format:

    John Doe <john.doe@example.com>

    I assume it is the same with the .NET SDK.