Hi Junio, On Mon, 24 Aug 2020, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> writes: > > >> It is close ;-) > >> > >> The author name is correctly on "From:" but not the address. > > > > Yes, but the problem seems to be insurmountable, as I _think_ it is to > > prevent spammers from successfully sending "from abitrary email > > addresses". > > At least, even with only the name correction, the threads were > easier to locate. Perhaps you can leave the in-body From: in to > help "git am" but keep the half-successful attempt to give the human > readable name to humans who are reading in their MUA? But if all you're interested in is the part before the actual email address, isn't "Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx>" almost identical to "Johannes Schindelin <gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx>"? Sorry, I seem to be slow understanding you :-( Ciao, Dscho