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How do I remove the line when forwarding messages

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When I forward a message it puts a line and indents the original message. How do I delete this?

When I forward a message it puts a line and indents the original message. How do I delete this?

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You say "forward" but are you sure you don't mean "reply"? And do you mean vertical coloured lines in the margin, or horizontal rules?

The sort of indentation you describe is typical of replying, preserving the sense of who said what and when. In my experience, Thunderbird forwards by simply pasting in the original message, complete with a summary of the to/from/subject header parts.

I can suggest two addons which adjust what happens when you reply.

https://freeshell.de/~kaosmos/changequote-en.html https://freeshell.de/~kaosmos/quoteandcomposemanager-en.html