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Sorting emails in Thunderbird

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I have a web-camera which send a picture to me every 15 minutes. When you start the computer all the new emails are downloaded to Thunderbird. All emails get the same hh:mm and are sorted (I think!) in the order they were downloaded, i.e. the first one is on top and the last one at the bottom of the list.

What I would like is to order them by the subject when time of download is the same. In my emails subject I have date and time which would get them in the correct order.

I would by this get the newest first and the oldest last despite the fact that they are downloaded oldest first och newest last.

Would this be possible for you to do?

Regards,

Svante

I have a web-camera which send a picture to me every 15 minutes. When you start the computer all the new emails are downloaded to Thunderbird. All emails get the same hh:mm and are sorted (I think!) in the order they were downloaded, i.e. the first one is on top and the last one at the bottom of the list. What I would like is to order them by the subject when time of download is the same. In my emails subject I have date and time which would get them in the correct order. I would by this get the newest first and the oldest last despite the fact that they are downloaded oldest first och newest last. Would this be possible for you to do? Regards, Svante

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The message list can be sorted by Subject, in both Table and Cards View. View/Sort by... Press Alt if the Menu Bar with View is hidden.

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The message list can be sorted by Subject, in both Table and Cards View. View/Sort by... Press Alt if the Menu Bar with View is hidden.

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