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Groups.io digest email "reply to group" link fail, with t'bird 78.8.1 (64-bit) on Linux Mint 19.3 (up-to-date)

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Dave B
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Hi.

Running on Linux Mint 19.3 (64 bit) using the Cinnamon desktop.

I've been a Groups.io user for many years, since before Yahoo committed suicide.

Up until the last T'bird update to 78.8.1 (64-bit) this was not a problem..

I almost exclusively use the full featured digest mail delivery option, & that has not been a problem, but with this latest(?) version of T'bird, the "in digest" links to reply to the group (or to the message sender) in the system included footer of each message body, fails with just a blank "loading" page, and no mail creation dialogue...

Playing about some. by right clicking on the links in the digest, I see links in the form of:- 

     mailto:groupname@groups.io?subject=Re: subject text

The same happens with the reply to sender links:- 

     mailto:<email address>?subject=Private: Re: subject text

(I would attach an image or two, but Mint/T'Bird clears the link content indicator text whenever I try t screen scrape it.)

If I use the "compose mail to", or "copy email address" options of the right click options, then a fresh email is begun, and/or the email address is correct. But of course you then have to re-create the subject verbatim, or the subject threading is broken.

The problem seems to be related to the handling of the "subject" data when using the full link to reply to group, or reply to sender.

The other such links embedded in the digest (not talking about any in the body text of the messages, placed there by the message authors) to go to the groups.io site for whatever reason work OK.

AFIK, groups.io have not changed anything, it's just this version of Thunderbird screws up, where as the previous version (I forget exactly what I was using) worked reliably 100% of the time.

Is there a reason (spam reduction?) I.e. a new "feature" or is it a "Bug"?

I see others have reported this, but I do not see any quoted reason or resolution. As a long time t'bird user, as well as groups.io and before that yahoo, this is a major inconvenience.

Other than that, Thunderbird flies as well as ever.

Regards to All. Dave Baxter.

Hi. Running on Linux Mint 19.3 (64 bit) using the Cinnamon desktop. I've been a Groups.io user for many years, since before Yahoo committed suicide. Up until the last T'bird update to 78.8.1 (64-bit) this was not a problem.. I almost exclusively use the full featured digest mail delivery option, & that has not been a problem, but with this latest(?) version of T'bird, the "in digest" links to reply to the group (or to the message sender) in the system included footer of each message body, fails with just a blank "loading" page, and no mail creation dialogue... Playing about some. by right clicking on the links in the digest, I see links in the form of:- mailto:groupname@groups.io?subject=Re: subject text The same happens with the reply to sender links:- mailto:<email address>?subject=Private: Re: subject text (I would attach an image or two, but Mint/T'Bird clears the link content indicator text whenever I try t screen scrape it.) If I use the "compose mail to", or "copy email address" options of the right click options, then a fresh email is begun, and/or the email address is correct. But of course you then have to re-create the subject verbatim, or the subject threading is broken. The problem seems to be related to the handling of the "subject" data when using the full link to reply to group, or reply to sender. The other such links embedded in the digest (not talking about any in the body text of the messages, placed there by the message authors) to go to the groups.io site for whatever reason work OK. AFIK, groups.io have not changed anything, it's just this version of Thunderbird screws up, where as the previous version (I forget exactly what I was using) worked reliably 100% of the time. Is there a reason (spam reduction?) I.e. a new "feature" or is it a "Bug"? I see others have reported this, but I do not see any quoted reason or resolution. As a long time t'bird user, as well as groups.io and before that yahoo, this is a major inconvenience. Other than that, Thunderbird flies as well as ever. Regards to All. Dave Baxter.