Thunderbird and reply-to-list

[Jeffrey F. Bloss]

Steve Lamb wrote:

> Jeffrey F. Bloss wrote:
> > So the answer is "no", the version in the Edgy repository isn't
> > patched.
> 
>     Hmph...  As a Ubuntu neophyte I'm not sure where to go from
> here.  Is there some place I can indicate my preference that the
> package include that patch so the extension can work?  It is really
> the one wart in Thunderbird that really grates on me.

Indeed. You're essentially diddling From headers for every post you
make to certain lists. Been there, done that, not fun.

Where to go...

The obvious solution is to patch and compile TB yourself, but I can
understand if you don't want to do that. I just a minute ago tried
downloading the daily binary snapshot for TB v3.x, and it apparently
doesn't work without being patched either (the option appears in the
"Message" menu, but it's grayed out even when a mailing list reply is
in view). :(

If you want to play with it yourself (maybe I'm missing something), you
can get the tarball from here...

http://www.mozilla.org/developer/#builds

Down at the bottom under "Nightly Builds". You can extract the archive
to a folder in your $HOME, cd there, and run './thunderbird'. A
pleasant surprise for me anyway, this version creates a ~/.thunderbird
directory, so it doesn't hijack your existing TB settings and try to
"update" them. Shouldn't break your existing configuration at least.
Backups are of course prudent, so copy your ~/.mozilla-thunderbird and
~/.mozilla directories somewhere safe just in case.

> 
>     And running the risk of showing how new I am, I am surprised it
> isn't patched already.  I am under the impression that Ubuntu is a
> Debian derivative and the Debian package has had Thunderbird so
> patched for at least 6 months now.
> 

Derivative being the keyword. ;) I'd say the wisdom of applying every
ergonomic patch available before it's fully tested is... debatable. Six
one way half a dozen the other in this case I suppose, but I do see
the logic behind waiting as a matter of policy. 

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