I am using neomutt and configure the way the senders name is displayed. (not altering display name in outgoing mails)
index_format can do that, and it's defeault is
%4C %Z %{%b %d} %-15.15L (%?l?%4l&%4c?) %s
L means author's name.
I like to control author's name and want that nickname I've set with alias will be displayed.
Is this possible?
You need to set reverse_alias and define aliases for people You want to display with nickname. This will affect displaying on index only as You want - no changes in pager or anywhere else.
Example:
set reverse_alias = yes
alias boss My boss <[email protected]>