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thunderbird-how-to\nHow to configure Mozilla Thunderbird.\n\nApply all these changes before setting up any email accounts.\n\nSee also / Siehe auch:\n- https://github.com/mendel5/email/\n- https://github.com/mendel5/outlook/\n\n## Open the config editor\n- English: `Edit` --\u003e `Preferences` (not: `Account Settings`) --\u003e `General` --\u003e Scroll to bottom --\u003e `Config Editor`\n- German: `Extras` --\u003e `Einstellungen` (nicht: `Konten-Einstellungen`) --\u003e `Allgemein` --\u003e Nach ganz unten scrollen --\u003e `Konfiguration bearbeiten`\n\n## Change default sorting: Sort by date, newest on top, not threaded\nChange the default sort order to \"date\" with the newest emails on top (descending).\n```\nCopy this:\nmailnews.default\n```\n\n```\nFor email folders:\n\nSet\nmailnews.default_sort_order\nto 2.\n// The value 2 means to sort in a descending order (newest on top).\n\nSet\nmailnews.default_sort_type\nto 18.\n// The value 18 means to sort by the column \"date\".\n\nSet\nmailnews.default_view_flags\nto 0.\n// This disables \"threaded view\".\n```\n\n```\nFor RSS feeds and other news feeds (whatever that might be):\n\nSet\nmailnews.default_news_sort_order\nto 2.\n// The value 2 means to sort in a descending order (newest on top).\n\nSet\nmailnews.default_news_sort_type\nto 18.\n// The value 18 means to sort by the column \"date\".\n\nSet\nmailnews.default_news_view_flags\nto 0.\n// This disables \"threaded view\".\n```\n\nLinks:\n- https://superuser.com/questions/13518/change-the-default-sorting-order-in-thunderbird\n- https://www.badpenguin.org/thunderbirds-default-sort/\n- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Mail_and_news_settings\n\n## Disable threaded view for single folders\nHow to disable `Threaded view` for a single folder (not recommended):\n- See also the section above that explains how to disable the threaded view for all folders by default (recommended).\n- Tags: group, sort, order, thread, Gruppierung, Sortierung, Thema, Themen\n- English: `View` --\u003e `Sort by` --\u003e `Unthreaded`\n- German: `Ansicht` --\u003e `Sortieren nach` --\u003e `Nicht gruppiert`\n\n## Check all folders for new messages\nHow to check all folders for new messages. This is necessary when emails are sorted into multiple folders based on server-side rules.\n```\nSet\nmail.server.default.check_all_folders_for_new\nto true.\n\nSet\nmail.imap.use_status_for_biff\nto false.\n```\n\nLinks:\n- http://kb.mozillazine.org/How_do_I_check_for_new_messages_in_other_folders\n\n## Encryption in transit\nHow to adjust the minimum TLS version for encryption in transit.\n```\nSet\nsecurity.tls.version.min\nto 4.\n\nOther options:\n0 = SSL3.0\n1 = TLS1.0\n2 = TLS1.1\n3 = TLS1.2\n4 = TLS1.3\n```\n\nLinks:\n- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/thunderbird-78-faq\n- https://www.thunderbird-mail.de/lexicon/entry/240-security-tls-version/\n- https://www.privacy-handbuch.de/handbuch_31k.htm\n- https://www.heise.de/news/IETF-erklaert-TLS-Urvaeter-1-0-und-1-1-als-veraltet-5997963.html\n- https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc7568/\n- https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc8996/\n\n## Names instead of \"Me\"\nIn the standard configuration of Thunderbird, the name in emails sent to or from yourself is sometimes displayed as \"Me\" instead of the actual name.\nThis can be changed to show the actual name.\n\n`Edit` --\u003e `Preferences` --\u003e `General` --\u003e scroll down to `Reading \u0026 Display`:\n```\nSet\nDisplay name: Show only display name for people in my address book\nto false (Uncheck the checkbox).\n```\n\nLinks:\n- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/names-bug-no-email-addresses-are-displayed\n\n## Folder subscriptions\nHow to check or change the subscription of individual folders.\n- `File` --\u003e `Subscribe`\n- `Datei` --\u003e `Abonnieren`\n\n## Folder naming\nWhen naming folders in an email account, it is recommended to not use dots (`.`) in the folder name.\nSo instead of naming a folder `Emails from Mr. Doe` it should be named `Emails from Mr Doe`.\n\n## Addons\n- https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/xpunge/\n- https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/manually-sort-folders/\n- https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/removedupes/\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmendel5%2Fthunderbird","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fmendel5%2Fthunderbird","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmendel5%2Fthunderbird/lists"}