How to change mail from address in header
Changing the From
address in an email header can be a bit tricky, as it depends on the email client or server you're using. Here are some general steps and options:
Using an email client:
- Outlook: Right-click on the email you want to modify, select "Move" or "Copy", and then choose "Edit" from the context menu. In the "From" field, enter the new email address you want to use.
- Gmail: Log in to your Gmail account, open the email you want to modify, and click on the three vertical dots at the top right corner. Select "Edit" from the dropdown menu. In the "From" field, enter the new email address you want to use.
- Thunderbird: Open the email you want to modify, right-click on the "From" field, and select "Edit". Enter the new email address you want to use.
Using a mail server:
- Sendmail: You can modify the
From
address by editing thesendmail
configuration file. For example, you can add the following line to the/etc/sendmail.cf
file:FromLine "From: [email protected]"
. Then, restart thesendmail
service. - Postfix: You can modify the
From
address by editing themain.cf
file. For example, you can add the following line:mydestination = [email protected]
. Then, restart thepostfix
service.
Using a programming language:
- Python: You can use the
smtplib
library to send an email with a customFrom
address. Here's an example:import smtplib from email.mime.text import MIMEText
msg = MIMEText('Hello, world!') msg['From'] = '[email protected]' msg['To'] = '[email protected]' msg['Subject'] = 'Test email'
server = smtplib.SMTP('smtp.example.com') server.sendmail('[email protected]', '[email protected]', msg.as_string()) server.quit()
1. **Java**: You can use the `JavaMail` API to send an email with a custom `From` address. Here's an example:
```java
import javax.mail.Message;
import javax.mail.Session;
import javax.mail.Transport;
import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;
Message msg = new MimeMessage(session);
msg.setFrom(new InternetAddress("[email protected]"));
msg.setRecipient(Message.RecipientType.TO, new InternetAddress("[email protected]"));
msg.setSubject("Test email");
Transport.send(msg);
Remember to replace [email protected]
and [email protected]
with your actual email addresses.