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Modify header generated when replying

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Kryspen
Kryspen
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When I reply to a message Thunderbird generates a line saying "On <date & time> <Person from> said:

For example I replied to an email from "David Steel - Writers Life.org"

The generated line was: On 17/01/2016 2:33 a.m., David Steel - WritersLife.org wrote:

I always change this so I can say:

Dear David,

On 17/01/2016 2:33 a.m., you wrote:

Is there a way I can configure Tbird to do this automatically, please?

TIA

David Smith

When I reply to a message Thunderbird generates a line saying "On <date & time> <Person from> said: For example I replied to an email from "David Steel - Writers Life.org" The generated line was: On 17/01/2016 2:33 a.m., David Steel - WritersLife.org wrote: I always change this so I can say: Dear David, On 17/01/2016 2:33 a.m., you wrote: Is there a way I can configure Tbird to do this automatically, please? TIA David Smith

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sfhowes
sfhowes
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I think you can achieve this with the Change quote and reply format add-on.

How to install

Zenos
Zenos
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I think this add-on was designed for you.

https://nic-nac-project.org/~kaosmos/changequote-en.html