Title: Admin setting is confusing
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Admin setting is confusing

 *  [Wim Claessen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wim-claessen/)
 * (@wim-claessen)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-setting-is-confusing/)
 * When I consult the Admin helppage at [http://contactform7.com/admin-screen/](http://contactform7.com/admin-screen/)
   
   it is still not clear to me how to fill in the settings of the mail fields/
 * In the “From:” field it is now written [your-name] <[your-email]> Is this a tag
   referring to some standard settings? or should i replace it with for example
   
   Option 1 [John Doe] <[john@gmail.com]> or Option2 John Doe <john@gmail.com>
 * Same for the Subject field where is written: [your-subject] Should i leave that
   or replace it with a subject text without [brackets] ?
 * Thanks for your help.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-setting-is-confusing/#post-6075019)
 * See [Getting Started with Contact Form 7](http://contactform7.com/getting-started-with-contact-form-7/)
   and [How Tags Work](http://contactform7.com/tag-syntax/) first.
 *  [Jason Hendriks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasonhendriks/)
 * (@jasonhendriks)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-setting-is-confusing/#post-6075056)
 * [@takayuki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayuki/) Miyoshi is the default
   setting for CF7 to put [your-email] as the default e-mail address in the From
   field?
 * This is a configuration that can cause undeliverable mail issues due to increased
   usage of SPF. Might be a good idea to consider updating this behaviour?
 * See [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/emails-wont-send-unless-use-my-email?replies=2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/emails-wont-send-unless-use-my-email?replies=2)
 *  Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-setting-is-confusing/#post-6075095)
 * It was so prior to [v4.0](http://contactform7.com/2014/10/13/contact-form-7-40/).
   Current versions use _wordpress@{your-site-domain}_ as the default From field
   value.
 *  [Jason Hendriks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasonhendriks/)
 * (@jasonhendriks)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-setting-is-confusing/#post-6075285)
 * Hello [@takayukister](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/) [@buzztone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buzztone/)!
   I wanted to let you know that I figured out an RFC-compliant way to make this
   situation work. By using the owner’s address in the MAIL-FROM envelope, the visitor’s
   address is **allowed** to be in the From header. For clarity I also add a Sender
   header to the message, which is again the owner’s address.
 * It’s SMTP-plugin code and outside the scope of CF7. But I wanted to let you know
   what I found, and that I’ve incorporated it into [Postman SMTP](https://wordpress.org/plugins/postman-smtp/).
   Just an FYI 🙂
 *  Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-setting-is-confusing/#post-6075286)
 * So, it will be the default configuration of Postman SMTP? That’s very nice. I’ll
   recommend your plugin in Contact Form 7’s FAQ.
 *  [Jason Hendriks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasonhendriks/)
 * (@jasonhendriks)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-setting-is-confusing/#post-6075287)
 * Hey, thanks!!
 * Yes it’s the default configuration.

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