# Specific format required for from email address

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/specific-format-required-for-from-email-address/283154>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** email\
**Created:** [October 23, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/specific-format-required-for-from-email-address/283154 "2023-10-23T17:55:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/specific-format-required-for-from-email-address/283154/2 "2023-10-23T20:59:35Z")

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> [@Nikola\_Mitrovic](#):
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> My team’s SMTP provider requires the from address to be formatted in Mailbox format (`Name <example@domain.com>`), otherwise the SMTP server throws the following error when using ./discourse-doctor to test email sending:

Then you’ll need a different SMTP provider or to figure out how to override the SMTP stuff in Discourse. I suppose a plugin can do it, but it’s not going to be easy.

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