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Message List Columns - details?

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I am migrating from The Bat! email client (still adore it most, but switching primarily to Linux). I have thousands of emails and are prepping them for conversion.

From screenshots of Thunderbird, it doesn't look that like both clients have the same Message List Columns/Message Fields, so I may lose information in the conversion. I am looking for an official list of all the fields available in Thunderbird so that I may compare and make changes in The Bat! first.

One example, I currently use a Memo field, which is in addition to a Tag field. Will Thunderbird support that?

Any guidance or information is appreciated. Thank you!

I am migrating from The Bat! email client (still adore it most, but switching primarily to Linux). I have thousands of emails and are prepping them for conversion. From screenshots of Thunderbird, it doesn't look that like both clients have the same Message List Columns/Message Fields, so I may lose information in the conversion. I am looking for an official list of all the fields available in Thunderbird so that I may compare and make changes in The Bat! first. One example, I currently use a Memo field, which is in addition to a Tag field. Will Thunderbird support that? Any guidance or information is appreciated. Thank you!

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The default columns are shown in the attached picture, which is displayed by clicking the square icon at the right end of the column buttons. Some add-ons may add columns depending on their function, e.g. to indicate a note is attached or to show the senders' email address.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Message-list_columns

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The default columns are shown in the attached picture, which is displayed by clicking the square icon at the right end of the column buttons. Some add-ons may add columns depending on their function, e.g. to indicate a note is attached or to show the senders' email address.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Message-list_columns

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Thank you so much sfhowes! Your response also introduces me to mozillazine, which I have a feeling I will be visiting often. Cheers!