Can't send a contact's vCard
I'm really amazed by this but it doesn't seem to be a method to attach a contact's vCard to an eMail. I can copy/paste or drag the contact from the addressbook list but all I get is the contact's name and eMail address. Apparently (according to another very old post) I must create a new addressbook, add the contact to that list, then export the addressbook as vcf. I can then attach that vcf file to an outgoing eMail. That's four steps.
There was an old addon (no longer compatible since 50 integer releases ago) that allegedly included this function.
Seems like someone was never assigned to this function at the Thunderbird mothership. Would be nice if it might be added to the next release (or as soon as practical given the realities).
Thank you, Barry
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If you do this often, consider the Cardbook add-on, which has a 'Share by Email' command in the contact context menu that attaches the vCard to a new message.
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If you do this often, consider the Cardbook add-on, which has a 'Share by Email' command in the contact context menu that attaches the vCard to a new message.
Ah! That's a good workaround until the TBird crew get around to truly embracing vCards. The setup was quite painless. Would be even better if one could add a contact's vCard after having created and edited an outgoing eMail (instead of attaching the vCard to a new eMail) but I'll take this up with the addon's developer.
Thank you for your advice.
There are a couple of workarounds: Select a contact(s) in Cardbook, then Share by Email to attach them to a new message, then add the .vcf attachments in the new message to an existing Write window by drag and drop. Close the new message and discard changes. Contacts can also be exported from Cardbook as vCards, so you could create a folder with contacts that are frequently attached to outgoing mail.