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Method for Browsing 1000s of .eml Files in Thunderbird?

I recently exported my entire e-mail collection. My e-mail service only exports to .eml format. I now have a folder containing thousands of .eml files. I would like to be able to browse these e-mails ...
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Back up Thunderbird Calendars automatically

I want to back up my Thunderbird calendars somehow, but I'm not sure how without manually going to "Events and Tasks", "Export" and then choosing each calendar one at a time. I ...
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Thunderbird 102.13.0 (Ubuntu) is sending out empty e-mails

I use Thunderbird with an MS Exchange server and the Exquilla for Exchange add-on. It worked reasonably well until yesterday (not perfectly, but reasonably well). I restarted Thunderbird yesterday ...
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Searching messages for content contained in "Message Source"?

Anyone know a way to search messages for content contained within the Message Source of messages, using built-in methods or third-party extensions? When I search for content contained within the ...
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Deleting attachments using Thunderbird + Owl/Active Sync Mail account does not work

I was forced to change from IMAP to Active Sync for an Exchange Mail server. While everything worked great with IMAP, since using Owl/Active Sync/Exchange, deleting a mail attachment deletes the whole ...
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Thunderbird on MacOS, quickfilter is not working?

Thunderbird quickfilter has stopped working since a while ago. I found a link that says it could be due to large amount of emails. I have a bunch of accounts setup so that could be it, but still ...
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Can multiple reminders be set as default in Thunderbird?

Is it possible to set Thunderbird so that when a new calendar item is added, multiple reminders can be created, by default? For example, the first reminder might be for two days in advance, to prepare ...
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Make Thunderbird look like Outlook? [closed]

I was using outlook for many years. I am trying to change my Thunderbird look like Outlook. I found some of the settings Configure the layout of the Folder pane, message list pane, and message pane ...
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The Remove Duplicate Messages add on to Mozilla Thunderbird does not find all duplicates

I have upgraded my email hosting and copied bulk messages from folders in the old server to the same folder in the new server. However in some cases I have copied many messages multiple times so have ...
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Accessibility-Tweak in Thunderbird: How to prevent accidentally selected text from getting replaced when typing?

I'm trying to make my 97 years old grandma's laptop(Ubuntu 20.04) more accessible for her. She often is frustrated because mail text that she has written in Thunderbird message compose window vanishes....
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List all Starred messages in Thunderbird sidebar

In Outlook, I can see all messages marked as Follow-up in the sidebar: Is it possible to do the same with Thunderbird? Is there an extension that does that? Having a special folder that shows all ...
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How to lock tabs in Thunderbird

Is there a way to lock a desired tab in Thunderbird to prevent it from being accidentally closed?
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Print email attachment from specific sender automatically

I would like to filter my incoming emails in Thunderbird in a way that the attachment (invoice as pdf file) is printed automatically without additional confirmation or pop ups. The email body should ...
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"Allow HTML Temp" plugin set to Arabic for seemingly no reason

I'm using the Allow HTML Temp plugin in Thunderbird 60.4.0 (on Manjaro Linux) and the Button and some of the menu texts from the plugin are displayed in Arabic since a couple of weeks. See screenshot ...
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How to use a SharePoint calendar within Thunderbird Lightning

I'm using Thunderbird with the Lightning add-on (current version) and want to show a calendar provided by MS SharePoint 2010. I couldn't find any Add-Ons or useful information so far, and natively it ...
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How to configure server-side out-of-office replies in Thunderbird?

Is it possible to set up server-side out-of-office replies directly from Thunderbird? What is the recommended solution? I'd like to avoid having to resort to webmail.
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How to hide Thunderbird's name from remote IMAP-server?

Apparently, IMAP-protocol has its own version of User-Agent and Thunderbird, for example, proudly identifies itself as such -- and also supplies its version -- every time it logs-in. For example, here ...
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Close all tabs on Thunderbird's exit

I use the actual Thunderbird 45.7.1 on Windows 7 (prof., 64-Bit). When I open some tabs by opening new mails (I have the setting to open in new tab in my settings), all these tabs are restored when I ...
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Using Sublime Text as default e-mail editor in Thunderbird

1. Briefly I want to write my e-mail messages use external editor Sublime Text 3. But I don't know, how I can do it. 2. Example of expected behavior For example, I get email in Thunderbird. I click ...
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Automatic notification FROM SERVER when new email arrives

My Galaxy S6 lets me setup thm Email application to receive notifications from GMail server automatically when the server receives a new message. The setting is: Set sync schedule: auto (when ...
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Whats the Shortcut Key for inserting a Horitonzal Line <hr> in Mozilla Thunderbird?

Whats the Shortcut Key for inserting a Horitonzal Line<hr> in a message in Mozilla Thunderbird? Without touching the mouse or going through the tideous menu every single time. If NO keyboard ...
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Enigmail constantly prompting for password

My Enigmail is constantly prompting for password when clicking on emails that have already been decrypted a second ago, switching between encrypted emails that have been decrypted. In the Enigmail ...
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Batch print attachments in thunderbird

When I receive emails, I put in a folder each month, that on the month end i need to print all the attachments (pdf). As sometimes there are about 20-100 emails at a time. Is there a way of ...
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How can I make a filter for calendar/event/appointment invites in Thunderbird 38.2+

I would like to tag all incoming mails which include a calendar invite. Then I would like to move them into a different folder. I tried the method described in this answer, but it doesn't work: I ...
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How to get Thunderbird to nicely format Markdown?

I like Thunderbird for my email along with plain text. I disabled HTML emails and generally write most of my stuff in markdown anyway. So I'm looking for a way, to get Thunderbird to display markdown ...
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Thunderbird: always sort emails by date

In Thunderbird, I have my messages sorted by date, in descending order. The newest message is on top. That is probably the most common setup. Now my problem: Very often, when I want to click on the ...
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Find Thunderbird recipients with certain criteria

I'd like to basically use the email history in Thunderbird to extract addresses of people I've frequently exchanged emails with in an automated manner. What would be the best way to find all ...
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Thunderbird with external editors possible?

The known add-on external editor says it is compatible with Thunderbird 5. But the latest Thunderbird is version 31.1.0 already. Is it still usable? Or is there any other add-on that can enable ...
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Trying to convert HTML files to EML

I am trying to import some messages from my old mail client to thunderbird v24.3 (so that they will sync into gmail). I have all the messages saved as .html files as this is the only option I was ...
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Hyperlink to certain mail message

I want to be able to create a hyperlink to a certain email message. My client i thunderbird. I found this script https://addons.mozilla.org/en-uS/thunderbird/addon/thunderlink/?src=userprofile and ...
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Can Thunderbird indicate whether a sender is in the address book?

Does anyone know a feature or addon that allows Thunderbird to show whether a sender is in your address book or not? Either in the message list, or when viewing an email.
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Only Receive Mail at Set Times in Thunderbird

I'd like to be able to configure Thunderbird to only retrieve messages from an IMAP server at specific times of the day - 9am, 11am, 2pm and 4pm. I'd like the sending of emails to be possible at all ...
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Thunderbird: addon to show "Received from"

Is there some Addon for Thunderbird, which will display the "Received from" information from the email header? Ideally, I would like to be able to see the whole route where the email has traveled ...
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Visual indication of email recipient categories while composing a mail in Thunderbird

In Thunderbird, when I'm composing a mail, I would like some visual feedback regarding who I'm sending email to, in broad terms. A typical use case is to clearly distinguish whether my mail is being ...
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How can I add an old email as attachment in replying to a more recent email in Thunderbird?

I would like to attach an old email as attachment in replying to recent email in thunderbird. How can I go about achieving the same? I can go to Message-->Forward As--> Attachment in the old email ...
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Create contact list by extracting recipients from e-mails

In 2012, on Thunderbird, I used an add-on to create an address list by extracting all recipients found in emails folders. But, I have reinstalled everything, and I do not remember how I did it... ...
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Setting the font size in Thunderbird

I'm having trouble trying to change the font size in Thunderbird. I can see that I can change it to "larger font size", or "smaller font size", but how can you set it as a number, say "12px" or "12pt"?...
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Compress an attachment in my mailclient inside my INBOX?

I got a lot of emails with uncompressed formats (like bmp, txt, ...) that I want to keep inside my IMAP-inbox, so I can access them from all my devices (Windows, Linux, ios, Android). Those emails ...
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Right click set rule context menu in Thunderbird

I can't seem to find an add-on or setting for this and it's not provided by default like it is in Outlook 2010. Is there any way I can get this functionality? It's extremely useful as I create a lot ...
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