How to set user account Name/Surname in postfix?

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Published on 2010-03-15T08:31:15Z Indexed on 2010/03/15 8:39 UTC
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Hi all,

I created a user account in postfix in the form: [email protected].

When I receive emails from that account, in gmail, for example, the senders name is "editor", but I want to show something like "Editor Surname".

Any idea of how to it? Thanks in advance!

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