When I send an email through exim, I get a From line that looks something like this:
From: smith <smith@example.com>
^^^^^
How do I get exim to change the part marked above?
I can change the email address using the conf's rewrite section, but can't figure out how to change the name.
As described in 34.8 Flags controlling the rewriting process, use the w flag to rewrite the entire field rather than just the email part:
Sometimes there is a need to replace the whole address item, and this can be done by adding the flag letter 'w' to a rule. If this is set on a rule that causes an address in a header to be rewritten, the entire address is replaced, not just the working part. The replacement must be a complete RFC 822 address, including the angle brackets if necessary.