On Fri, Mar 29, 2002 at 06:25:55PM -0800, Jeff Basham wrote: } It is a dumb questiosn -- but what variable do I change in .profile to } control what the "from" or "real name" on email is? Try USERNAME export USERNAME="Homer J Simpson" I'm not sure if this is it or not, but give it a try. -- E Frank Ball frankb at efball.com