MAIL FROM command: Specify the sender of the mail

Purpose

Use the MAIL FROM command to specify the sender of the mail.

Guideline: Use the MAIL FROM command after a HELO or EHLO command.

Format

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Parameters

sender_path_address: Specifies the full path address of the sender of the mail.
Requirement: The less than (<) and greater than (>) symbols that surround the sender_path_address parameter in the syntax diagram are required.