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I created a message to many recipients, but now I want to delete *all* of them - how?

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GeneW
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This seems like a common issue, but I can't find a quick way to do it (TBird 38.4 on Win 10).

I create a message and add many recipients. After some editing, I realize I only want a single recipient. How can I delete all of the recipients from the message, rather than deleting them one after another after another?

Here's a slightly different version of that question - I create a new message TO many recipients, but later I realize that I need to make those BCC recipients, so the addresses don't show up in each message. I can't find a way to change them all with a single operation, I can only change one at a time. I'd be happy to delete them all and add the names again as BCCs, but see my first question! Thank you, I'm wondering if I'm missing some simple technique.

This seems like a common issue, but I can't find a quick way to do it (TBird 38.4 on Win 10). I create a message and add many recipients. After some editing, I realize I only want a single recipient. How can I delete all of the recipients from the message, rather than deleting them one after another after another? Here's a slightly different version of that question - I create a new message TO many recipients, but later I realize that I need to make those BCC recipients, so the addresses don't show up in each message. I can't find a way to change them all with a single operation, I can only change one at a time. I'd be happy to delete them all and add the names again as BCCs, but see my first question! Thank you, I'm wondering if I'm missing some simple technique.

الحل المُختار

1st question: The Address Close Button add-on offers a close or delete X in each address box. Not quite all-at-once, but easier than selecting and deleting addresses.

2nd question: The Use Bcc Instead add-on can be set to nag you, or swap to Bcc automatically, and it offers bulk To/Cc/Bcc switching.

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Zenos
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الحل المُختار

1st question: The Address Close Button add-on offers a close or delete X in each address box. Not quite all-at-once, but easier than selecting and deleting addresses.

2nd question: The Use Bcc Instead add-on can be set to nag you, or swap to Bcc automatically, and it offers bulk To/Cc/Bcc switching.

GeneW
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Thanks very much, Zenos. My issue seemed so basic that I kept assuming there was a method within TBrid, but that's why it was designed to accept add-ons. So, I installed "Use BCC Instead" and it works exactly as you summarized, an easy solution. I especially like the warning it can pop up when an outgoing message has too many To or CC recipients - a much needed feature in any e-mail program. I once received a message from the local newspaper that had 384 recipients in the To field. I complained and they said, "Oh, sorry." Yep, the damage was already done.

I looked at the "Address Close Button" add-on and saw that it would do that very simple chore that otherwise can't be done in TBird. I'm not installing this add-on right now, though, mainly because it hasn't been updated in 4 years. I also realized that another way to delete all recipients is to simply save the message, forward the draft (which deletes all the recipients), and make a few quick edits to continue. Thanks for the tips, and "Use BCC Instead" does a great job.

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