diff --git a/webmail/lib.ts b/webmail/lib.ts
index c8b02a0..8c1abf3 100644
--- a/webmail/lib.ts
+++ b/webmail/lib.ts
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ const formatAddressValidated = (a: api.MessageAddress, m: api.Message, use: bool
 }
 
 // format just the name if present and it doesn't look like an address, or otherwise just the email address.
-const formatAddressShort = (a: api.MessageAddress): string => {
+const formatAddressShort = (a: api.MessageAddress, junk: boolean): string => {
 	const n = a.Name
-	if (n && !n.includes('<') && !n.includes('@') && !n.includes('>')) {
+	if (!junk && n && !n.includes('<') && !n.includes('@') && !n.includes('>')) {
 		return n
 	}
 	return '<' + a.User + '@' + formatDomain(a.Domain) + '>'
diff --git a/webmail/msg.js b/webmail/msg.js
index 40d324b..c2aeab0 100644
--- a/webmail/msg.js
+++ b/webmail/msg.js
@@ -1100,9 +1100,9 @@ const formatAddressValidated = (a, m, use) => {
 	return l;
 };
 // format just the name if present and it doesn't look like an address, or otherwise just the email address.
-const formatAddressShort = (a) => {
+const formatAddressShort = (a, junk) => {
 	const n = a.Name;
-	if (n && !n.includes('<') && !n.includes('@') && !n.includes('>')) {
+	if (!junk && n && !n.includes('<') && !n.includes('@') && !n.includes('>')) {
 		return n;
 	}
 	return '<' + a.User + '@' + formatDomain(a.Domain) + '>';
diff --git a/webmail/text.js b/webmail/text.js
index 37889e1..e080ded 100644
--- a/webmail/text.js
+++ b/webmail/text.js
@@ -1100,9 +1100,9 @@ const formatAddressValidated = (a, m, use) => {
 	return l;
 };
 // format just the name if present and it doesn't look like an address, or otherwise just the email address.
-const formatAddressShort = (a) => {
+const formatAddressShort = (a, junk) => {
 	const n = a.Name;
-	if (n && !n.includes('<') && !n.includes('@') && !n.includes('>')) {
+	if (!junk && n && !n.includes('<') && !n.includes('@') && !n.includes('>')) {
 		return n;
 	}
 	return '<' + a.User + '@' + formatDomain(a.Domain) + '>';
diff --git a/webmail/webmail.js b/webmail/webmail.js
index 395a5a9..ebe4442 100644
--- a/webmail/webmail.js
+++ b/webmail/webmail.js
@@ -1100,9 +1100,9 @@ const formatAddressValidated = (a, m, use) => {
 	return l;
 };
 // format just the name if present and it doesn't look like an address, or otherwise just the email address.
-const formatAddressShort = (a) => {
+const formatAddressShort = (a, junk) => {
 	const n = a.Name;
-	if (n && !n.includes('<') && !n.includes('@') && !n.includes('>')) {
+	if (!junk && n && !n.includes('<') && !n.includes('@') && !n.includes('>')) {
 		return n;
 	}
 	return '<' + a.User + '@' + formatDomain(a.Domain) + '>';
@@ -1201,9 +1201,8 @@ Enable consistency checking in UI updates:
 
 	settingsPut({...settings, checkConsistency: true})
 
-- todo: in msglistView, show names of people we have sent to, and address otherwise.
+- todo: in msglistView, show names of people we have sent to, and address otherwise. or at don't show names for first-time senders.
 - todo: implement settings stored in the server, such as mailboxCollapsed, keyboard shortcuts. also new settings for displaying email as html by default for configured sender address or domain. name to use for "From", optional default Reply-To and Bcc addresses, signatures (per address), configured labels/keywords with human-readable name, colors and toggling with shortcut keys 1-9.
-- todo: in msglist, if our address is in the from header, list addresses in the to/cc/bcc, it's likely a sent folder
 - todo: automated tests? perhaps some unit tests, then ui scenario's.
 - todo: compose, wrap lines
 - todo: composing of html messages. possibly based on contenteditable. would be good if we can include original html, but quoted. must make sure to not include dangerous scripts/resources, or sandbox it.
@@ -2871,6 +2870,7 @@ const newMsgitemView = (mi, msglistView, otherMailbox, listMailboxes, receivedTi
 		const correspondents = () => {
 			let fromAddrs = [];
 			let toAddrs = [];
+			let junk = m.Junk || !!listMailboxes().find(mb => mb.ID === m.MailboxID && (mb.Name === rejectsMailbox || mb.Junk));
 			if (msgitemView.isCollapsedThreadRoot()) {
 				// Gather both all correspondents in thread.
 				;
@@ -2878,6 +2878,7 @@ const newMsgitemView = (mi, msglistView, otherMailbox, listMailboxes, receivedTi
 					const [fa, ta] = correspondentAddrs(miv);
 					fromAddrs = [...fromAddrs, ...fa];
 					toAddrs = [...toAddrs, ...ta];
+					junk = junk || miv.messageitem.Message.Junk;
 				});
 			}
 			else {
@@ -2910,8 +2911,8 @@ const newMsgitemView = (mi, msglistView, otherMailbox, listMailboxes, receivedTi
 			return [
 				attr.title(title),
 				join([
-					...fa.map(a => formatAddressShort(a)),
-					...ta.map(a => dom.span(style({ fontStyle: 'italic' }), formatAddressShort(a))),
+					...fa.map(a => formatAddressShort(a, junk)),
+					...ta.map(a => dom.span(style({ fontStyle: 'italic' }), formatAddressShort(a, junk))),
 				], () => ', '),
 			];
 		};
diff --git a/webmail/webmail.ts b/webmail/webmail.ts
index 9672181..b3f83d5 100644
--- a/webmail/webmail.ts
+++ b/webmail/webmail.ts
@@ -62,9 +62,8 @@ Enable consistency checking in UI updates:
 
 	settingsPut({...settings, checkConsistency: true})
 
-- todo: in msglistView, show names of people we have sent to, and address otherwise.
+- todo: in msglistView, show names of people we have sent to, and address otherwise. or at don't show names for first-time senders.
 - todo: implement settings stored in the server, such as mailboxCollapsed, keyboard shortcuts. also new settings for displaying email as html by default for configured sender address or domain. name to use for "From", optional default Reply-To and Bcc addresses, signatures (per address), configured labels/keywords with human-readable name, colors and toggling with shortcut keys 1-9.
-- todo: in msglist, if our address is in the from header, list addresses in the to/cc/bcc, it's likely a sent folder
 - todo: automated tests? perhaps some unit tests, then ui scenario's.
 - todo: compose, wrap lines
 - todo: composing of html messages. possibly based on contenteditable. would be good if we can include original html, but quoted. must make sure to not include dangerous scripts/resources, or sandbox it.
@@ -2199,12 +2198,14 @@ const newMsgitemView = (mi: api.MessageItem, msglistView: MsglistView, otherMail
 		const correspondents = () => {
 			let fromAddrs: api.MessageAddress[] = []
 			let toAddrs: api.MessageAddress[] = []
+			let junk = m.Junk || !!listMailboxes().find(mb => mb.ID === m.MailboxID && (mb.Name === rejectsMailbox || mb.Junk))
 			if (msgitemView.isCollapsedThreadRoot()) {
 				// Gather both all correspondents in thread.
 				;[msgitemView, ...(msgitemView.descendants())].forEach(miv => {
 					const [fa, ta] = correspondentAddrs(miv)
 					fromAddrs = [...fromAddrs, ...fa]
 					toAddrs = [...toAddrs, ...ta]
+					junk = junk || miv.messageitem.Message.Junk
 				})
 			} else {
 				[fromAddrs, toAddrs] = correspondentAddrs(msgitemView)
@@ -2238,8 +2239,8 @@ const newMsgitemView = (mi: api.MessageItem, msglistView: MsglistView, otherMail
 				attr.title(title),
 				join(
 					[
-						...fa.map(a => formatAddressShort(a)),
-						...ta.map(a => dom.span(style({fontStyle: 'italic'}), formatAddressShort(a))),
+						...fa.map(a => formatAddressShort(a, junk)),
+						...ta.map(a => dom.span(style({fontStyle: 'italic'}), formatAddressShort(a, junk))),
 					],
 					() => ', '
 				),