You are replying to all the people the message was sent to. The message was sent to you. So you reply to you. Try using the forward button or the edit as new button.

I have configured my whole correspondence in TB to "Store reply to the same folder the message is I reply to." If I forward, the sent message will be in Sent messages - no good, I have to manually move it to where I have this corresopndence. Same happens with edit as New.

It is regular continuation of the correspondence between two persons (me and X) and it is me who provides two consecutive inputs; my second reply is intended to X, not me, this is a regular situation; and it is stupid I always have to change the recipient manually.

Any help, accounting for these additional details? I am active TB user and by the way would like to have better support in forwarding correspondences to appropriate subfolders.

One option to try elaborate your suggestion of course would be to add the setting "Store reply to the same folder the message is I reply to." to affect also forwarded messages. (This would then show my regular next message to X appear as Fwd:, not as Re:, which strictly speaking would be false)

Storing Forwarded messages to Sent or same folder is a separate issue which is truly limiting my use of Forward -function, I prefer to use reply, change recipient(s) and add manually the attachments -- quite complicated; but in my correspondence forwarding is so much more rare that I have lived with it.

Thank you Matt for your input. Just one more note to your note: quoting you " The message was sent to you. " is not correct; these messages are sent by ME to X and when I reply, the reply is directed by default to me (as the message was sent BY me, not to ME. But I assumed this was just typo. To clarify that we talk same thing.

I'm still using 52.9.1 If I select an email which I sent and it was a 'Reply' from me to X and then I click on 'Reply', the From is from me and the to is to X. So, it is behaving as expected and therefore keeps the conversation all intact.

Also, if I right click on that sent email in list, I can select 'Reply to all' as one of the drop options, which equally puts FROM and TO correct. Do you have this 'Reply to all' option? If yes, does it work corectly as expected?

What version of Thunderbird are you using ?

My version is 52.9.1 portable Yes, thank you Toad, I have the Reply all in right click context menu and when I select it on Me->XX message I get exactly what I wish: me=sender, XX=the recipient. Great. This solves my problem! (and I do think that this should be the default behavior of the Reply -button).

otto.hanninen said

and I do think that this should be the default behavior of the Reply -button).

It will not be happening. So I suggest you stick with the work around. Everyone else expects the reply button to send the email to the person in the from: or Replyto: address of the email they are replying to.