Eudora 8.0 Beta 7: how do we edit incoming subject?

Tom Orent

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Dec 3, 2009, 10:24:31 PM12/3/09

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With the old Eudora, we simply opened the incoming mail, and could
edit the subject.
How can we do so with the new 8.0 B7?

thanks,
tom

John H Meyers

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Dec 3, 2009, 10:51:10 PM12/3/09

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You are aware that "Eudora 8" isn't Eudora, but is Thunderbird?

Feature has been requested:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Penelope#Bug_Reports_and_Enhancement_Requests

"Bug 360976 - Mailbox Display:
Allow displayed subject to be edited (editable Subject)"
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=360976

"Features implemented in the current release"
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Documentation_Project

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Christopher Johnson

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Dec 4, 2009, 5:06:11 PM12/4/09

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Since Eudora 8 is like Thunderbird, you may want to try the TB Header
Tools Extension:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/875

I use it all the time with Thunderbird to change the subject line. I
would guess it also should work with Eudora 8.

John H Meyers

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Dec 4, 2009, 6:37:09 PM12/4/09

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On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:06:11 -0600, Christopher Johnson wrote:

> Since Eudora 8 is like Thunderbird,
> you may want to try the TB Header Tools Extension:
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/875
>
> I use it all the time with Thunderbird to change the subject line.
> I would guess it also should work with Eudora 8.

What version of TB are you using?

Note that E8 is based on TB3 (not yet released),
and some extensions may not yet be compatible
(some old extensions may not even be compatible with TB2!)

When you "change the subject line,"
is it changing even in the opened message?
("Classic" Eudora changes only the copy of the subject
stored in the TOC component of the mailbox,
without modifying the actual message)

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Tom Orent

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Dec 4, 2009, 9:55:24 PM12/4/09

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Hi Christopher. this add on is perfect for what i'm trying to do.
BUT, either it's not compatible (I have Eudora 8.0b7, which also says
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.1) Gecko/
20090902 Eudora/3.0b3...
or I've saved it to the wrong place. I have my Euroda folder on my
desktop. Within the
Eudora folder there is an "Extras" but no "add ons".

any help would be appreciated as i'd love to get ths one working
thanks
tom

John H Meyers

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Dec 5, 2009, 5:36:23 PM12/5/09

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Mozilla add-ons procedure (Firefox, Thunderbird, "Eudora 8"):

While the program is running, open the "Add-ons" window:

"Tools" > "Add-ons" (Extensions)

Too install an already-downloaded file (.xpi),
either click "Install" and locate the file,
or drag the file to the "Add-ons" window.

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John H Meyers

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Dec 6, 2009, 6:00:14 PM12/6/09

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Belaboring a point, for the benefit of TomOrent:

Re the TB Header Tools Extension:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/875

To try this with "Eudora 8," you will have to try
the currently "experimental" plugin version for Thunderbird 3,
because "Eudora 8" is based on a (currently beta) version of TB3.

If the installation procedure says that any plugin is incompatible,
you will need an update of the plugin, if available.

There is no guarantee that even a plugin compatible with TB3
will work well with the modified "Eudora 8" -- everything is
experimental, including even "E8" with no plugins at all.

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