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  // Recognition of localized reply indicators
  // Recognition of localized reply indicators
  user_pref("mailnews.localizedRe", "AW,Aw,Antwort,VS,Vs,SV,Sv,Svar,");
  user_pref("mailnews.localizedRe", "AW,Aw,Antwort,VS,Vs,SV,Sv,Svar");


You may want to change the value of the variable according to your own needs. Separate the elements of the list by commas and do '''not''' include the '':''. Note that the handling of this variable is case-sensitive.  
You may want to change the value of the variable according to your own needs. Separate the elements of the list by commas and do '''not''' include the '':''. Note that the handling of this variable is case-sensitive.  
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# Exit Thunderbird.
# Exit Thunderbird.
# Make a temporary [[Profile backup | backup]] copy of your [[profile folder]].
# Make a temporary [[Profile backup | backup]] copy of your [[profile folder]].
# In your profile folder, delete the files ending in ".msf".  Thunderbird recreates them when it starts. (If you're using Windows and want a quick way to find all msf files in all subfolders too, just enter *.msf in Start->Search. Make sure "Search hidden files" is chosen under "More advanced options".)
# In your profile folder, delete the files ending in ".msf".  They are recreated by Thunderbird when needed. (If you're using Windows and want a quick way to find all msf files in all subfolders too, just enter *.msf in Start->Search. Make sure "Search hidden files" is chosen under "More advanced options".)


Some trivia: Often mistaken for being an abbreviation of "reply", "re" is the ablative singular form of "res, rei" (a Latin noun meaning "thing, matter"), the indicator ''Re:'' stands for "In this matter", or "With regard to".
Some trivia: Often mistaken for being an abbreviation of "reply", "re" is the ablative singular form of "res, rei" (a Latin noun meaning "thing, matter"), the indicator ''Re:'' stands for "In this matter", or "With regard to".


[[Category:Composing messages (Thunderbird)]]
[[Category:Composing messages (Thunderbird)]]

Revision as of 18:57, 30 October 2005

Some localized e-mail applications use non-standard reply indicators, such as Aw:, VS: or Svar:, instead of the traditional Re:. When answering to a message starting with AW:, Thunderbird does not recognize this to be a reply indicator and adds a Re: to the subject (becoming Re: AW:). You can avoid endless chains of reply indicators by setting Thunderbird to accept also other forms, which are then replaced while replying.

This happens by adding the following lines to your "user.js" file:

// Recognition of localized reply indicators
user_pref("mailnews.localizedRe", "AW,Aw,Antwort,VS,Vs,SV,Sv,Svar");

You may want to change the value of the variable according to your own needs. Separate the elements of the list by commas and do not include the :. Note that the handling of this variable is case-sensitive.

This change only affects messages that arrive after you've modified "user.js". To make it apply to all messages, follow these steps:

  1. Exit Thunderbird.
  2. Make a temporary backup copy of your profile folder.
  3. In your profile folder, delete the files ending in ".msf". They are recreated by Thunderbird when needed. (If you're using Windows and want a quick way to find all msf files in all subfolders too, just enter *.msf in Start->Search. Make sure "Search hidden files" is chosen under "More advanced options".)

Some trivia: Often mistaken for being an abbreviation of "reply", "re" is the ablative singular form of "res, rei" (a Latin noun meaning "thing, matter"), the indicator Re: stands for "In this matter", or "With regard to".