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expand email alias

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Thunderbird just updated itself to 60.3.1 on my Windows 8.1 box. When composing an email with the address book side bar (F9) I USED TO be able to add an expanded alias to the recipients. This is important since I tweek the recipients dpending on the content of the outgoing email.

In this latest version, that feature seems to have disappeared. I cannot seem to expand an alias. Is there some other way to do it?

Thunderbird just updated itself to 60.3.1 on my Windows 8.1 box. When composing an email with the address book side bar (F9) I USED TO be able to add an expanded alias to the recipients. This is important since I tweek the recipients dpending on the content of the outgoing email. In this latest version, that feature seems to have disappeared. I cannot seem to expand an alias. Is there some other way to do it?

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You probably have the AddExpandedList add-on. It works in TB 60.3.1, but you have to change the preference extensions.strictCompatibility to false in Tools/Options/Advanced/General/Config. editor, OK to close Options (double-click to toggle a preference).

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Not sure what you mean by an 'expanded alias'. If it refers to mailing lists, you can display the contacts by selecting the list in the sidebar, then Ctrl+I, then OK. Select the contacts, then click an Add to button at the bottom of the sidebar.

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Expaneded Alias:

Let's say I have an alias naemd "Friends" consisting of addresses: bill@a.com, bob@a.com, tom@a.com, mike@a.com, joe@a.com.

If I select the alias then <Friends> is added to the "To" line. Instead, I want the individual names (bill, bob, ...) added to the "To" line. Previous versions of Thunderbird had an explicit option to do this. I think it said something like "Add Expanded".

Your suggestion helps. If I do Ctrl+I I get a list. I can then highlight the list and add them all to the email. Or I could select just those that I want from the list.

But where did the easier feature go?

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You probably have the AddExpandedList add-on. It works in TB 60.3.1, but you have to change the preference extensions.strictCompatibility to false in Tools/Options/Advanced/General/Config. editor, OK to close Options (double-click to toggle a preference).