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Adding something to a list anonymously

Matt 20 Reputation points
2023-11-07T07:17:59.09+00:00

Hello,

We are currently using a list in Microsoft Sharepoint used to update certain information.
Some of this information is relevant to other colleagues and they have used the 'alert me' feature to receive an email when new information is published. However, this e-mail contains the name of the person that has published the information. Is there a possibility to either remove the name of the person that made the publication, or change it so it says something like 'anonymous'.

Thank you,

Matt

Microsoft 365 and Office | SharePoint | For business | Windows
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  1. Ling Zhou_MSFT 23,620 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2023-11-07T09:00:29.55+00:00

    Hi @Matt,

    Thank you for posting in this community.

    The email address of an alert is decided by the work email of user who created the alert.

    If you want to change the work email of user, you can go to SharePoint admin center -> More features -> User profiles -> Find the user profile -> Edit the user profile -> Change work email of the user.

    But we have no way to set the sender to be anonymous.

    The alerts feature not only sends an alert but also informs the person receiving the alert who sent it. This is designed by SharePoint. For example, an alert sent when a file has been modified will help the person receiving the alert know who modified the file.

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