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Name: Change quote and reply format
GUID: {f6090211-2004-44d8-9090-be3c2adfd66f}
Author: Paolo Kaosmos
Version: 0.6.4
Size: 39KB
Date: 2010-01-22
Compatibility: 1.0 - 3.0.*
Platforms: (not specified)
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Change the reply header and the reply format

From the 0.2.x version, this extension is totally different from the 0.1.x , but the aim is still to make better the format of the replied mails and now also a better choise of format in replies. This new version modifies the reply header, inserting a header with this format:

Quote

---- Original message -----
From: email@provider.com
To: email@provider.com
Subject: something
Date: 01/01/2005

The extension works both with HTML messages and text plain ones. It should adapt to every localization.

From the 0.4.1 version, ther'is also an option to add the CC field.
The extension works both with HTML messages and text plain ones. It should adapt to every localization.

From 0.6 version, you can customize reply headers in other ways, using the same fields and in a different way for messages and newsgroups.

From the 0.4 version, the extension gives another feature, the feature to reply to the mails in the same format (html or plain-text) of the original one, apart from the preferences in composing messages.
The reply format is the following:
- html mail --> reply in html;
- plain text mail --> reply in plain text;
- "alternative" mail (html + plain text) --> reply in the format choosen in the extension's preferences.

Moreover, you will have in the button "Reply" a new submenu from where you can always reply in html or plain text.
WARNING: this feature, with the IMAP accounts, works only for the folder that are used with the "offline" option. The option has no effect with NEWS accounts.

From the 0.4 version both features (extendend headers and reply format) must be enabled from "Tools" --> "Extensions" --> "Change quote and reply format" --> "Options", after the install.

How to use customized headers with the feature of reply in the same format of the original mail:
- put the customized header in the user.js file, with the right syntax; (see this page)
- select "Customize header" in the extension's options panel;
- restart Thunderbird.

How to use customized headers for newsgroup with the extended header enabled in mails:
- Tools --> Extensions -> Change quote and reply format and click on "Options";
- from the panel, check the option to customize the newsgroup headers and click on "Edit" to set them.

IMPORTANT NOTES
- the extended headers work just with the emails, with this option, in the newsgroup will be insert a standard header or with a customized header, as explained above;
- the extended headers overwrite every customizing of the reply headers;
- the extension at the moment can't handle multiple replies with just one clic: so once installed, if you highligths more mails and you clic on "Reply", just the first mail will be replied;
- with IMAP accounts, the options to have the reply in the same format of the original message and to have the date in original format work just for folders downloaded for offline use.

From 0.4.11 version you've also an option to reply stripping off the inline attachments (cfr. ).

From 0.5.5 version, you've also options to mark as read the message to which you reply and to close the message window when you reply.

Do you want the reply headers inside the quoting, fixed font for the headers or the forward headers like the ones given by this extension? Try the Quote and Compose Manager extension (version 0.2.6 or higher).

LOCALIZATIONS
The extension has english, finnish, french, italian, german, russian, portoguese (brazilian), japanese, and dutch locales. If you are interested in translating the extension into other languages, please do it through Babelzilla project.

WHAT'S NEW
- added japanese and dutch locales;
- fixed a bug with the function "Mark message as read after reply" on Imap accounts;

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