From: Dan Zwell <dzwell@...>
Date: 2008-02-17T16:27:14+09:00
Subject: Re: smtp -  from field shows up blank in client

Max Payne wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm using the following code which is working fine except the from
> address comes up blank.
> 
> smtp = Net::SMTP.start('smtp.mydomain.com', 587, 'mydomain.com',
> 'username@mydomain.com', 'password', :login) { |smtp|
>   smtp.send_message( msg,  'from@mydomain.com',
> ['towhoever@gmail.com'] )
> }
> The email goes out but it doesn't tell me who it's from.
> In gmail the from is (Unknown Sender), In yahoo or others it's blank.
> What am I missing?
> 
> 

Hello Max,

I think the from/to/subject needs to be part of your message, like this:
msg = <<EOF
From: Me <my@address>
To: You <your@address>
Subject: This email is a test.

This is the start of the message body...
EOF

Good luck,
Dan