Every mail client does it differently. Outlook began its life as the
Exchange client, when internal email was more common than internet mail.
Users didn't need to see email addresses, since most mail was from their own
mail server.

If you want to see a from email address in the message list, see
http://www.slipstick.com/exs/customfields.htm

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"Ken Z" wrote in message
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that is what I thought, but, I have this email also going to my blackberry
and the blackberry does the conversion from email format to display as
format. Is this just a blackberry feature that outlook hasn't figure out
yet
or is there a way to get outlook to resolve the email back to the contacts
list ???

"Milly Staples - MVP Outlook" wrote:

The display of the sender's name is controlled by the sender and is not
configurable by the recipient.

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Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, whools asked:

| Instead of just showing the sender's name, I want the 'new mail' list
| to show the entire email address. Is there a way to do this? For
| example, I want the 'from' field to show ' as
| opposed to just Bill Smith. Thanks!