On Sat, Sep 08, 2012 at 03:01:56PM -0700, Robert Holtzm wrote: > When I compose a message, the "From" header is as shown above which is > incorrect. ~/.muttrc shows no option to set this. Somewhere there is a > file with my full name. I remember typing it in when I installed the > system but can't find it. I'm not even sure that's what mutt is > reading. Running searches turns up little of use. If you have no "from" setting in muttrc (and no $EMAIL environment variable) mutt doesn't set the "From" header when you send mails. Usually your MTA, ie the program which actually sends the mail, adds a "From" header. To build it, the default standard place to look for a user name is this user's entry in /etc/passwd. You were asked your full name when you created your user account.
So you can fix your problem by editing /etc/passwd or by using "set from = Bob Holtzman <youremailaddress>" in muttrc. -- Bernard Massot
