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and they are also included in the
and they are also included in the
e-mail content as the "From" mail header.
e-mail content as the "From" mail header.
==Syntax==
==Syntax==
{{Template:Email:Sender syntax}}
{{Template:Email:Sender syntax}}
===Syntax terms===
===Syntax terms===
<table class="syntaxTable">
<table class="syntaxTable">
<tr><th>%email</th>
<tr><th>email</th>
<td>A previously declared Email object.
<td>An <var>Email</var> object.</td></tr>
</td></tr>
 
<tr><th>name</th>
<tr><th>name</th>
<td>The e-mail address of the sender.
<td>The e-mail address of the sender.</td></tr>
</td></tr>
 
<tr><th>nickname</th>
<tr><th>nickname</th>
<td>An optional string that contains a familiar name associated
<td>An optional string that contains a familiar name associated with the mail sender.
with the mail sender.
This nickname appears in the e-mail content as part of the "From:" mail header.</td></tr>
This nickname appears in the e-mail content as part of the
</table>
&amp;ldquo;From:&amp;rdquo; mail header.
 
</td></tr></table>
==Usage notes==
==Usage notes==
<ul>
<ul>
<li>The sender's e-mail address is not a required header according to protocol,
<li>The sender's e-mail address is not a required header according to protocol,
It is ''not'' an error if you omit the Sender method
It is ''not'' an error if you omit the <var>Sender</var> method
(or, the equivalent, if you include a Sender call that has a null address)
(or, the equivalent, if you include a <var>Sender</var> call that has a null address)
in your request.
in your request.
However, if no Sender value is set, no <code>From:</code> header is included
However, if no <var>Sender</var> value is set, no <code>From:</code> header is included
in the e-mail content unless you explicitly do so using the
in the e-mail content unless you explicitly do so using the
<var>[[AddHeader (Email subroutine)|AddHeader]]</var> method.
<var>[[AddHeader (Email subroutine)|AddHeader]]</var> method.
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and a domain name (a string ending with a period (<tt>.</tt>)
and a domain name (a string ending with a period (<tt>.</tt>)
followed by a domain suffix).
followed by a domain suffix).
<p>
'''Note:'''
'''Note:'''
The actual existence of such an address is not validated; merely its form.
The actual existence of such an address is not validated; merely its form.
A null address value is usually acceptable, however.
A null address value is usually acceptable, however. </p>
<li>For <var>Sender</var> method examples, see [[SMTP Helper#Basic e-mail|"Basic e-mail"]] and
 
[[SMTP Helper#E-mail with attachment|"E-mail with attachment"]].
</ul>
</ul>
==Examples==
For <var>Sender</var> method examples, see [[Email class#Basic e-mail example|"Basic e-mail example"]] and
[[Email class#E-mail with attachment|"E-mail with attachment"]].
==See also==
==See also==
{{Template:Email:Sender footer}}
{{Template:Email:Sender footer}}

Latest revision as of 21:56, 14 August 2012

Mail sender email address (Email class)


The Sender arguments you provide are sent to the SMTP server in a "MAIL FROM" command, and they are also included in the e-mail content as the "From" mail header.

Syntax

email:Sender( name, [nickname])

Syntax terms

email An Email object.
name The e-mail address of the sender.
nickname An optional string that contains a familiar name associated with the mail sender. This nickname appears in the e-mail content as part of the "From:" mail header.

Usage notes

  • The sender's e-mail address is not a required header according to protocol, It is not an error if you omit the Sender method (or, the equivalent, if you include a Sender call that has a null address) in your request. However, if no Sender value is set, no From: header is included in the e-mail content unless you explicitly do so using the AddHeader method. In practice, SMTP servers typically want a validly formed sender e-mail address, and they reject e-mail if an included sender address value does not contain an at sign (@) and a domain name (a string ending with a period (.) followed by a domain suffix).

    Note: The actual existence of such an address is not validated; merely its form. A null address value is usually acceptable, however.

Examples

For Sender method examples, see "Basic e-mail example" and "E-mail with attachment".

See also