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How many mailing lists can I have - cannot seem to add a new one unless added to the Personal Address Book. Already have five other lists

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Top line addresses shows: All Address Books (with a Blue Book), beneath this is Personal Address Book (with a Blue Book), then one entitled CMS&S Club (with a Blue Book) and a sub list denoted by two "people", then a another address book CM Vision (with a Blue Book) and a sub list denoted by two "people", and a couple more mailing lists after this each with a blue book and a sub list. At the bottom is a blue book saying Collected Addresses. I want to set up another mailing list but when I right click on All Address Books and select New List, although a dialogue box opens to set up a new list the top box on this only allows me to ADD to an existing list and the others are shown in a drop down list.

Does this mean I can have only five mailing list with a blue book? And that any new mailing lists have to be added to one of these? If not, then how can I add a new blue book and sub list? For now I have added the new list CM Village Hall to the Personal Address Book, but wanted it separate with its own Blue Book, like the rest.

Top line addresses shows: All Address Books (with a Blue Book), beneath this is Personal Address Book (with a Blue Book), then one entitled CMS&S Club (with a Blue Book) and a sub list denoted by two "people", then a another address book CM Vision (with a Blue Book) and a sub list denoted by two "people", and a couple more mailing lists after this each with a blue book and a sub list. At the bottom is a blue book saying Collected Addresses. I want to set up another mailing list but when I right click on All Address Books and select New List, although a dialogue box opens to set up a new list the top box on this only allows me to ADD to an existing list and the others are shown in a drop down list. Does this mean I can have only five mailing list with a blue book? And that any new mailing lists have to be added to one of these? If not, then how can I add a new blue book and sub list? For now I have added the new list CM Village Hall to the Personal Address Book, but wanted it separate with its own Blue Book, like the rest.

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Zenos
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The blue books are address books. The so-called "sub lists" are Mailing Lists.

A Mailing List can only exist within an address book. It is a subset of its parent address book. I know of no practical limits on either the number of address books or Mailing Lists.

The point of a Mailing List ("sub list") is that you can use its name as a stand-in for all the Contacts it contains.

An address book is an organisational convenience; most of us might use one for personal contacts, and another for business. I'd use a Mailing List for a periodic message such as a club newsletter, using Bcc to preserve my correspondents' privacy. (Actually, I'd probably build a separate address book for that club, and use a Mailing List comprising all the members for ease in addressing the periodic newsletter.)

Thunderbird restricts you to "approximately 60" discrete addressees when creating a message. A Mailing List lets you circumvent this limit.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Limits_(Thunderbird)#E-mail_addresses

LarryTaylor
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Thanks for that. After a bit more investigation I have now solved my problem - didn't look far enough down the list of options available. Used File / New / Address Book and there it is, a nice Blue Book into which I can add people. All OK now.

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