Gmail From Box Text

[Graeme]

Hello

I have set up a Gmail alias to match my Google Sites domain name. So that people can email me at graeme@mydomain.com. But when I send an email it comes from mydomain@gmail.com.

Can I set up the text that is displayed in the recipient's inbox to show graeme@mydomain.com instead of mydomain@gmail.com?

Thanks

Graeme

[HansV]

Does Send emails from a different address or alias help?

[Graeme]

Seems like the way forward, thanks.

Can't get it to work though!

I'm using the alias email as the other email address.
I have tried the pre populated SMTP Server: as the gmail email and I've tried changing it to SMTP.gmail.com
I have tried the pre populated Username: as Graeme and I've tried the gmail email username.
I have entered the password, reset the password to be sure and tried that.
I have tried Port 587 and Port 465 and Port 25.

Every attempt ends with:
Authentication failed. Please check your username/password.
Server returned an error: "DNS Error: DNS type 'aaaa' lookup of smtp.averywayobservatory.co.uk responded with code NXDOMAIN DNS type 'a' lookup of smtp.averywayobservatory.co.uk responded with code NXDOMAIN, code: 553"

There must be a combination of the above that I haven't tried but it escapes me!

Graeme

[HansV]

Let's see if anyone else has an idea. (@StuartR?)

[StuartR]

The domain averyobservatory.co.uk has DNS records, but there is NO record for smtp.averywayobservatory.co.uk, which matches the error message that you showed.

Where did you find the suggestion to use smtp.averywayobservatory.co.uk - if this is your domain then do you have an SMTP server of your own?

[Graeme]

So this is my first screen:

Screenshot 2023-09-08 182105.png

Then I click the next step button and get this:

Screenshot 2023-09-08 182141.png

In answer to your question, I found the suggestion to use smtp.averywayobservatory.co.uk here.


So I entered my password and got this screen:

Screenshot 2023-09-08 183017.png

[Graeme]

Then I entered the gmail smtp in this screen:

Screenshot 2023-09-08 183121.png

And got this result:

Screenshot 2023-09-08 183420.png

Any thoughts?

Graeme

[Graeme]

Just found out Outlook does it for free!

Sorted!

[StuartR]

I'm not sure I understand how you have configured Outlook, but I'm glad you have this sorted

[Graeme]

It already had my hotmail email, my personal gmail and the avery way gmail accounts setup in Outlook, I don't remember setting up the alias, I did that from within Gmail. But anyway, it appeared in the From dropdown box. Result!

I'm not sure I understand either, but I can live with that!

Thanks for your input.

Graeme