apple mail problem

Hello, i was wondering how i can change the "from" to a name instead of a email address. i added contacts to my address book but it still doesn't help. So basically instead of [email protected] i want mail to just say john. thanks in advance!

 

What you are trying to do is not a very good idea. If you set your return address to John, any time somebody hits reply it would bounce. Under Preferences->Accounts->Account Information you can set your return email address to anything you like. I suggest leaving it alone and use a signature that says John. You can find signatures under Preferences->Signatures. It's fine to have a signature that says -John, but a from address of john does not make any sense. Furthermore, an undeliverable from address like john may trigger spam filters to mark your email as spam.

 

Thats Royal Mail for ya... Try Parcel Force.