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Is there a way to edit the subject line of emails you've received in Thunderbird? I use email a lot for work and it would be a lot easier if I could change subjects to make things easier to find later.

I found a plug-in but it only works for Thunderbird up to 2.0 and I'd rather not have to downgrade to get this feature.

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I hate that most of my colleagues send blank-subject emails 99% of the time. – Draemon Feb 19 '10 at 20:46
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Move the message to Drafts, edit Subject, move message back.

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that replaced the original sender with oneself and updates the message date though... – Tobias Kienzler Nov 15 '11 at 12:50
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The Edit Email Subject extension does this (but it won't sync IMAP)

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Yes, it will sync IMAP, as of New Year's. There's a configuration option. You have to enable it. – colan Apr 15 at 22:51
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This is simple in Outlook - just click on the line and type or delete.

Is there now a simple way for TB3 also? I want to switch to TB3 but need this ability.

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TB Header Tools Extension (add-on)

this thunderbird add-on lets you change any header or the email's source. I use it with TB 3.1.9 to add subjects to those awful blank-subject emails ...

For a description/discussion of this add-on see:

http://forum.addonsmirror.net/index.php?showtopic=1906&st=0&gopid=38064&#entry38064

Note: if you are using TB 3.1.x, make sure you get the patched version. The unpatched add-on will install, but won't show the edit dialog.

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