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[solved] How can I change the subject prefix (Re:, Fwd:, etc.) ?

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How can I change the subject prefix (Re:, Fwd:, etc.) ? I would prefer "RE:" to "Re:" for my outgoing mails. "mailnews.localizedRe" handles recognition of incoming subject prefixes, but I found no pref for my outgoing mails. Thank you!

How can I change the subject prefix (Re:, Fwd:, etc.) ? I would prefer "RE:" to "Re:" for my outgoing mails. "mailnews.localizedRe" handles recognition of incoming subject prefixes, but I found no pref for my outgoing mails. Thank you!

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You can change Re: to RE: and Fwd: to FW: with this add-on:

https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/replywithheader/

Version 2.6.0 for 115 or 3.0.0 for 128.

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Suluhisho teule

You can change Re: to RE: and Fwd: to FW: with this add-on:

https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/replywithheader/

Version 2.6.0 for 115 or 3.0.0 for 128.

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Many thanks! Is there a native solution, too?

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I'm not aware of a way without the add-on, but you could contact the add-on author to find out.

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ok, thanks for your help!