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Email threads in Thunderbird

arneleinonen1
arneleinonen1

When I open an email that contains a thread, each response (or reply) shows up in its own window. This results in LOTS of email windows on the screen, and I have to fish around to find the one I want to see. Then I have to close all of them one at a time. How can I change this so the email thread is in one continuous window?

When I open an email that contains a thread, each response (or reply) shows up in its own window. This results in LOTS of email windows on the screen, and I have to fish around to find the one I want to see. Then I have to close all of them one at a time. How can I change this so the email thread is in one continuous window?

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Mapenzi
Mapenzi
  • Top 25 Contributor

If you want to view an entire discussion (thread with received and sent emails) you can R-click on one of the messages in the thread and select "Open in Conversation" in the context menu. This will display the whole conversation in a new tab.

arneleinonen1
arneleinonen1 Question owner

I've been using Thunderbird for at least 15 years on at least 4 different computers (going back to Windows XP). The email threads always just appeared in a single message window. I've gone into settings and can't find anything that addresses this.

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