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Contacts' "Suffix" Field Mysteriously Filled with SORT-STRING

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RoadHazard
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I'm syncing Thunderbird with the iPhone/iPad/iOS contact list by using the plug-ins TbSync and Provider for CardDAV and CalDAV. (Thunderbird 115.6.1 on Windows 11). It *seems* to work okay, but now I'm starting to notice two problems:

1) The "suffix" field of certain people's information has mysteriously been filled in with "SORT-STRING:lastname, firstname". I sure didn't put that there.

2) Thunderbird can't display all 3500 contacts in my contact list. It used to, but now it displays blank fields. (Other address books display fine.) However, if I search for a subset of contacts (i.e., "Jane") it correctly displays everyone with Jane in their name.

Any suggestions?

I'm syncing Thunderbird with the iPhone/iPad/iOS contact list by using the plug-ins TbSync and Provider for CardDAV and CalDAV. (Thunderbird 115.6.1 on Windows 11). It *seems* to work okay, but now I'm starting to notice two problems: 1) The "suffix" field of certain people's information has mysteriously been filled in with "SORT-STRING:lastname, firstname". I sure didn't put that there. 2) Thunderbird can't display all 3500 contacts in my contact list. It used to, but now it displays blank fields. (Other address books display fine.) However, if I search for a subset of contacts (i.e., "Jane") it correctly displays everyone with Jane in their name. Any suggestions?

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