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Date is not shown in messages list

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Stanwoodjh
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The date of some emails doesn't display. As a result they show up at the top of my email list. Can this be fixed?

The date of some emails doesn't display. As a result they show up at the top of my email list. Can this be fixed?

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TB shows today's mail with just the time, by default. If that is the issue, it can be changed to show all messages with the full date.

Right-click mail.ui.display.dateformat.today in Options/General/Config. editor and change the value to 2. If the preference is missing, right-click in Config. editor and create a new integer preference.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Date_display_format

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Chosen Solution

TB shows today's mail with just the time, by default. If that is the issue, it can be changed to show all messages with the full date.

Right-click mail.ui.display.dateformat.today in Options/General/Config. editor and change the value to 2. If the preference is missing, right-click in Config. editor and create a new integer preference.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Date_display_format

Stanwoodjh
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Well thank you. I was able to create the integer preference and toggle to 2 and that more or less solved the problem - which oddly was created when TB decided to mark certain emails with today's date (the date I installed it on my current desktop). So emails from a couple of years ago are dated today. Not too bad of a problem, but at the same time, odd. Thank you again! JHS