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How can I stop incoming e-mails automatically appearing in my reply?

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When I reply to an incoming e-mail, Thunderbird automatically puts the incoming e-mail in the reply. How can I stop this?

When I reply to an incoming e-mail, Thunderbird automatically puts the incoming e-mail in the reply. How can I stop this?

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Most of us actually prefer to quote the message we are replying to.

The settings for this are in Account Settings.

Tools|Account Settings|{select account}|Composition & Addressing|Composition→Automatically quote…

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Most of us actually prefer to quote the message we are replying to.

The settings for this are in Account Settings.

Tools|Account Settings|{select account}|Composition & Addressing|Composition→Automatically quote…