Gmail: trying to hide the address I'm sending email from

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The discussion centers on the challenge of sending emails from a university email address through Gmail without revealing the Gmail address. Users experience issues with the "On Behalf Of" message appearing in email headers when replying. The solution involves authenticating the university email address with Gmail's outbound email server, which can eliminate the unwanted header message. This process allows for a centralized email management experience while maintaining privacy regarding the Gmail address.

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This discussion is beneficial for university students, professionals managing multiple email accounts, and anyone seeking to maintain privacy while using Gmail for email correspondence.

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Okay, so basically I have a university email address and a gmail account. Generally I autoforward all emails to my gmail account and reply to the emails by using an option that replies to emails by my university address rather than my Gmail account. But sometimes this option results in this message occurring in the header of the previous reply:

"From: n/a [mailto:n/a ] On Behalf Of XXXXX"

Does anyone know an easy way to prevent this from happening? I want a centralized Gmail address for all the emails I use, but yet I don't necessarily want people to know my gmail address. I could just create another email address but that means the inconvenience of checking (and backing up) two email accounts.
 
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You don't want some people knowing the sending email address of what they receive?
Why?

I would be very suspicious.
 

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