Hector Santos wrote:
I can't believe what I am reading in this thread:
MUAs, end user software and/or mail readers/writers will display what the
Gateway, POP3 servers and/or mail hosting software decides on what is to be
displayed and what are to be the network control information :-)
I get a copy of this message via Outlook and I see the FROM: with my
winserver.support email account. Outlook will show the user id "hector
santos" part of the complete email address:
"hector santos" winserver(_dot_)support(_at_)winserver(_dot_)com
I read the same message online at http://www.winserver.com and I will see
"From: Winserver Support" because "winserver support" is an actual user
account and the translation concept applies (dot to space, etc).
Anyway, the end-user software is 100% dependent on what the hosting server
supplies. The transformation is done on the most common practice and user
expectations.
In short, you guys are beating a dead horse with this subject of trying to
"define" what a MUA will display. It is the HOST that you got to get
straight first.
So you're writing about the same email viewed with two different MUAs (Outlook
and a webmail service) and then go on to say that it's the host that defines
what things will look like. I fail to see how your evidence supports your
argument.
Paul.