Hi Rene,
thanks a lot!!! macro compose .a <edit-from><kill-line>"foo bar\<[email protected]\>"<enter> does the trick! With this \ escape order. Kind regards Pietido Am Mittwoch, dem 11.02.2026 um 20:34 +0100 schrieb Rene Kita: > On Fri, Feb 06, 2026 at 09:55:12AM +0000, Piet wrote: > > Dear Mutt-Users, > > > > to switch between own email-addresses to send e-mail via > > mutt/msmtp, > > > > I use the macro: > > > > macro compose .c <edit-from><kill-line>[email protected]<enter> > > > > The sent mail does not have a real name of the sender address in > > the > > header. > > > > Is it possible to set a realname in this macro? > > > > Thank you! > > > > > > Kind regards > > > > Piet > > I usually use my_hdr to set the From: and also have reverse_name set, > so > this is untested. But you should be able to set a real name by using > > macro compose .c <edit-from><kill-line>Foo Bar\<[email protected]\><enter> > > I'm not sure about the escaped <>, though. > > For the rare case where I need to adjust the From: I have also have > edit_headers set.
