Filter to change 'From' name in incoming msg

[Bill McCarthy]

On Thu, 28 Oct 1999 21:33:05 +0100 (BST), Maurice Batey wrote:

>Is there any way of filtering an incoming msg to change a particular
>'From' name to another?
>
>(So that the new 'From' name appears in the Inbox msg list's 'From'
>column.)

If you used a filter to find the From name to change and an external to 
make the change, the change would be made but the old from will have 
already been copied to the "bag."

Instead, use the receive hook to both check the from and make the 
change.