# Gavin Andresen
# 2011-05-06 13:56:42
# https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=7410.msg108842#msg108842

No, the send-from address is not available, for a couple of reasons: @p{par}

1)  When people using a shared wallet service like MyBitcoin or MtGox send payments the "from address" could belong to any of the other users of the service (or could be a "change" address that doesn't belong to anybody).  It is a bad idea to think that "address == person". @p{par}

2) If more complicated transaction types are ever "turned on" in bitcoin, there might be more than one "from address".   Satoshi designed-in support for complicated transactions like "this payment can only be spent if 2 of these 3 keys sign the transaction".   In that case, there would be two "from addresses". @p{par}

If you need this to refund coins, you'll need to ask the customer for a refund address. @p{brk}