Storing Smtp from email friendly display name in Web.Config

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.Net Problem Overview

I'm storing my mailsettings in the web config like so...

<mailSettings>
    <smtp from="[email protected]">
        <network host="smtp.findremovalcompanies.com" userName="[email protected]" password="password" />
    </smtp>
</mailSettings>

Now when I create a new

var smtp = new SmtpClient();

smpt has my credentials and will default the from address to [email protected] which saves me from having to do this every time.

MailAddress("[email protected]", "Splidge Master")

But I cannot figure out how to specify the friendly display name "Splidge Master" in the web.config theres no setting for it?

.Net Solutions

Solution 1 - .Net

You can use html encoded < and > (&lt; and &gt;) to deliver a display name in the from attribute.

<smtp deliveryMethod="Network" from="Mail Displayname &lt;[email protected]&gt;">

Solution 2 - .Net

From memory, changing the from= attribute to be from="Display Name &lt;[email protected]&gt;" should work.

Solution 3 - .Net

If you need the exact equivalent, encode the double quotes (&quot;) too :

<smtp from="&quot;Splidge Master&quot; &lt;[email protected]&gt;">
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