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    Where are e-mail notification "From Name" (not the email address) set?

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      networkpros
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      I would like to customize the from name in my email notifications. Currently it is "Firewall Email Report". How does one change that?

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        provels @networkpros
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        @networkpros Pretty sure the only place is System/Advanced/Notifications/From e-mail address
        That's just a label and can be whatever you want, not necessarily an email address.

        Peder

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          psp
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          "System/Advanced/Notifications/From e-mail address" is validated for example by Gmail smtp and must be a valid address.

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            provels @psp
            last edited by

            @psp Oh, OK. Just the label works fine with Comcast. How about

            My Firewall <email@example.com>
            

            This works with Comcast, too.

            Peder

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              psp
              last edited by psp

              ...and this syntax works fine with Gmail too! Thanks for the tip.

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