This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

Èròjà atẹ̀lélànà yii ni a ti fi pamọ́ fọ́jọ́ pípẹ́. Jọ̀wọ́ béèrè ìbéèrè titun bí o bá nílò ìrànwọ́.

Had to forward several older emails from Outlook- how do I retain the original document date so it will show correctly in the folder?

  • 1 èsì
  • 1 ní ìṣòro yìí
  • 16 views
  • Èsì tí ó kẹ́hìn lọ́wọ́ amanchesterman

more options

A forwarded email shows as the date actually forwarded - I need the email to retain the original date it was sent, so it will properly "fit" into chronological order in the folder. Maybe this is covered somewhere and I just didn't see it..??

A forwarded email shows as the date actually forwarded - I need the email to retain the original date it was sent, so it will properly "fit" into chronological order in the folder. Maybe this is covered somewhere and I just didn't see it..??

Ọ̀nà àbáyọ tí a yàn

I don't think you can forward the message so that it's received with a date earlier than the date on which it's received: computers dislike illogical stuff like that. Your best bet I guess is to edit the 'date received' afterwards so that the message displays as you want it in the chronological sequence of the folder. There's a query here from someone else who wanted to do that, you'll see that an add-on was recommended: http://askubuntu.com/questions/258715/how-can-i-set-the-date-time-of-a-mail-in-thunderbird

Ka ìdáhùn ni ìṣètò kíkà 👍 1

All Replies (1)

more options

Ọ̀nà àbáyọ Tí a Yàn

I don't think you can forward the message so that it's received with a date earlier than the date on which it's received: computers dislike illogical stuff like that. Your best bet I guess is to edit the 'date received' afterwards so that the message displays as you want it in the chronological sequence of the folder. There's a query here from someone else who wanted to do that, you'll see that an add-on was recommended: http://askubuntu.com/questions/258715/how-can-i-set-the-date-time-of-a-mail-in-thunderbird