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<blockquote data-quote="Ember1205" data-source="post: 1760375" data-attributes="member: 374272">Patrick,If I were to send you an email, it would have two different attributes to it that we've been discussing. One is the -actual- email address (some.user@icloud.com). The other is a &quot;Friendly Name&quot; (Some User).Creating an alias crates a new email address (other.user@icloud.com) that is tied to your original email account (some.user@icloud.com) and has the ability to have its own Friendly Name (Other User).What toMACsh wants (I believe) is simply to be able to modify the Friendly Name from &quot;John Smith&quot; to &quot;John and Joan Smith&quot; without necessarily changing the actual email address of <a href="mailto:john.smith@icloud.com">john.smith@icloud.com</a>.What you're describing will certainly provide for another Friendly Name, but it also creates another email address as well. It would accomplish the end goal, but may add more complexity than is desired.If I've understood toMACsh's request correctly, then you can evaluate whether my description is helpful.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ember1205, post: 1760375, member: 374272"] Patrick, If I were to send you an email, it would have two different attributes to it that we've been discussing. One is the -actual- email address (some.user@icloud.com). The other is a "Friendly Name" (Some User). Creating an alias crates a new email address (other.user@icloud.com) that is tied to your original email account (some.user@icloud.com) and has the ability to have its own Friendly Name (Other User). What toMACsh wants (I believe) is simply to be able to modify the Friendly Name from "John Smith" to "John and Joan Smith" without necessarily changing the actual email address of [email]john.smith@icloud.com[/email]. What you're describing will certainly provide for another Friendly Name, but it also creates another email address as well. It would accomplish the end goal, but may add more complexity than is desired. If I've understood toMACsh's request correctly, then you can evaluate whether my description is helpful. :) [/QUOTE]

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