From 61aae838f77c2d3f1bb2b50095cdf3d79afffb02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David D Lowe Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:50:34 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Improved DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL/SERVER_EMAIL docs. Co-authored-by: nessita <124304+nessita@users.noreply.github.com> --- docs/ref/settings.txt | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/ref/settings.txt b/docs/ref/settings.txt index 089c8897e5..ed956f70c7 100644 --- a/docs/ref/settings.txt +++ b/docs/ref/settings.txt @@ -1343,9 +1343,12 @@ See :ref:`Filtering error reports`. Default: ``'webmaster@localhost'`` -Default email address to use for various automated correspondence from the -site manager(s). This doesn't include error messages sent to :setting:`ADMINS` -and :setting:`MANAGERS`; for that, see :setting:`SERVER_EMAIL`. +Default email address for automated correspondence from the site manager(s). +This address is used in the ``From:`` header of outgoing emails and can take +any format valid in the chosen email sending protocol. + +This doesn't affect error messages sent to :setting:`ADMINS` and +:setting:`MANAGERS`. See :setting:`SERVER_EMAIL` for that. .. setting:: DEFAULT_INDEX_TABLESPACE @@ -2535,7 +2538,9 @@ example, to define a YAML serializer, use:: Default: ``'root@localhost'`` The email address that error messages come from, such as those sent to -:setting:`ADMINS` and :setting:`MANAGERS`. +:setting:`ADMINS` and :setting:`MANAGERS`. This address is used in the +``From:`` header and can take any format valid in the chosen email sending +protocol. .. admonition:: Why are my emails sent from a different address?