Display Name
Display Name
- April 20, 2021
- Posted by: Nicola Selenu

The Display Name, also referred to as the “Friendly From,” is half of the From: header defined in RFC5322. While the address field of that header is used for routing the message to it’s destination, the Display Name is what the recipient’s Mail User Agent (MUA) will most often show to the recipient, sometimes without also showing the address field. For this reason fraudsters will often put misleading information in the Display Name, even a complete email address for the domain or brand they wish to impersonate, while using a non-existent domain, or one under their control, in the address field.
Author:Nicola Selenu
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Display Name
The Display Name, also referred to as the “Friendly From,” is half of the From: header defined in RFC5322. While the address field of that header is used for routing the message to it’s destination, the Display Name is what the recipient’s Mail User Agent (MUA) will most often show to the recipient, sometimes without also showing the address field. For this reason fraudsters will often put misleading information in the Display Name, even a complete email address for the domain or brand they wish to impersonate, while using a non-existent domain, or one under their control, in the address field.
Author:Nicola Selenu
Email Service Providers Handbook
The most comprehensive “Handbook of Email Service Providers“!
SPAMASSASSIN RULES
All SpamAssassin rules in one place, EXPLAINED!
SMTP COMMANDS
& REPLY CODES
All SMTP/ESMTP commands and reply codes in one place, EXPLAINED!
Free DNS Tool
Check the DNS records of your domain with our free DNS tool.
Deliverability Glossary
The most comprehensive Email Deliverability and Marketing Glossary!