Mail Inbox Labels

[mackermit]

hi - I have emails in my inbox , all from same person and email address, that show up under the "From" heading with different labels - or names, such as

Robert McDee, McDee Robert, robert.mcdee@XXXX.com, <robert mcdee>

Can I change these so all emails from one person show up with same name (makes searching for email by sorting 'from' more productive) ??

and what are these < > ? where did they come from

thanks

 

[glasserp]

Not sure if this will work, but is this person a contact in Address Book? If not make one and include the email address. All I can think of really.

 

[mackermit]

Yes - - they are in the address book - - and if I make a change there (in address book) like removing the last name, and save it, it "repairs" itself the next time I use mail ! ! !
sort like having NO CONTROL over how the machine works

 

[ziggyonice]

Is Robert McDee emailing you from different addresses?

If he's got four different email addresses, that's the reason why it's doing that. You'd have to assign him a card in Address Book, and enter each of the email addresses he has.

Like...
home: robert_mcdee@place.com
work: robert.mcdee@work.com
other: supercoolrob@cloverfield.com