Issue 2767: email 'FROM' header not include user's full name when 'sendemail.from=USER'
Status:  New
Owner: ----
Reported by totoroli...@gmail.com, Jul 9, 2014
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Affected Version:
2.6.1

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. sendemail.from = USER
2. auth.type = LDAP
3. The email sent out, such as [comment], [newpatchset], [newchange], [merged], does not have user's full name in 'FROM' header.
4. 'FROM' has user's preferred email only.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
'FROM' header should contain user's full name and preferred email.



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Oct 19, 2015
#1 egge...@gmail.com
I've experienced this issue too.  It appears as if the configuration setting 'Display Person Name In Review Category' for the user generating this email controls whether this is correctly expanded or not.