An email address can contain a name like this: "Joe" <[email protected]>: In this case Gmail will show "Joe". This name is choosen by the sender.
Tip: When composing a message, you an click the 'To' label to see a nice overview showing both names and email addresses. Ruben Bakker uncomplex gmbh http://mailplaneapp.com http://repliesapp.com > <p>I think I know the explanation to this, but thought I'd ask anyway.</p> > > <p>In GMail email messages, some senders will be listed in the TO field<br > />as "John Smith".<br />Others just as "John". In order to figure out which > of the 10 Johns I<br />know send the message, I have to click on "more info" > to see the full<br />email address.</p> > > <p>I'm guessing this is has to do with how the sender entered their email<br > />credentials in whatever email client they are using and is out of the<br > />hands of Google (and, obviously, MailPlane).</p> > > <p>Just thought I'd ask.</p> > > <p>Thanks!</p> > > <p>-- <br />You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google Groups "mailplaneapp" group.<br />To post to this group, send email to > <a > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>.<br > />To unsubscribe from this group, send email to <a > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>.<br > />For more options, visit this group at <a > href="http://groups.google.com/group/mailplaneapp?hl=en";>http://groups.google.com/group/mailplaneapp?hl=en</a>.</p> > > <p></p> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mailplaneapp" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mailplaneapp?hl=en.
