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just installed thunderbird. after it downloaded all of my emails, it showed several very old emails as having arrived today as shown in the screenshot (organized by date).

Here is the source for one of the shown emails:

Return-path: <NA.CustomerService@Hyatt.com> Envelope-to: mark@middlematter.com Delivery-date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 16:40:10 -0600 Received: from dcp.microsdc.us ([65.221.28.21]:2956 helo=mail.microsdc.us) by gator3052.hostgator.com with smtp (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from <NA.CustomerService@Hyatt.com>) id 1Y0Hpi-0002pO-7j for mark@middlematter.com; Sun, 14 Dec 2014 16:40:10 -0600 Received: from 172.21.3.21 ([10.100.129.48]) by mail.microsdc.us ; Sun, 14 Dec 2014 17:40:05 -0500 Message-ID: <81B9E139-9039-42E0-A83C-5EF890F03C88@mail.microsdc.us> From: NA.CustomerService@Hyatt.com To: mark@middlematter.com Subject: Your Driskill eBill MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="-----7D81B75CCC90D2974F7A1CBD"; charset=utf-8

X-Mailer: Mailer by Oracle UTL_SMTP

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.


7D81B75CCC90D2974F7A1CBD

Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8

Dear Mark,

Thank you for choosing The Driskill. It was our pleasure to serve you. Per your request, please find the attached e-bill for your stay from 12-13-14 to 12-14-14. Should your future travel plans bring you back to Austin, we hope you consider our property for your accommodations.

Best Regards, The Driskill


You are receiving this message because you provided your email address in order to receive messages regarding a transaction with Hyatt. Because Hyatt considers the privacy and confidentiality of your information important, we use your information in accordance with the Hyatt Privacy Policy (located at privacy.hyatt.com)


7D81B75CCC90D2974F7A1CBD

Content-Type: application/pdf Content-Disposition: inline; filename="folioxmlg5aushd62386497.pdf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64

JVBERi0xLjQNCjUgMCBvYmoNCjw8DQovVHlwZSAvUGFnZQ0KL1BhcmVudCAzIDAg ...ezK2ujmopSxNFXYJR2yzpzbQz7qODwyycHEP mi3Utw4p8HyLsyF0pfWRn3Omth12fL64NuI9xF3HrqXHge96vZldezg3tOlVAa

just installed thunderbird. after it downloaded all of my emails, it showed several very old emails as having arrived today as shown in the screenshot (organized by date). Here is the source for one of the shown emails: Return-path: <NA.CustomerService@Hyatt.com> Envelope-to: mark@middlematter.com Delivery-date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 16:40:10 -0600 Received: from dcp.microsdc.us ([65.221.28.21]:2956 helo=mail.microsdc.us) by gator3052.hostgator.com with smtp (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from <NA.CustomerService@Hyatt.com>) id 1Y0Hpi-0002pO-7j for mark@middlematter.com; Sun, 14 Dec 2014 16:40:10 -0600 Received: from 172.21.3.21 ([10.100.129.48]) by mail.microsdc.us ; Sun, 14 Dec 2014 17:40:05 -0500 Message-ID: <81B9E139-9039-42E0-A83C-5EF890F03C88@mail.microsdc.us> From: NA.CustomerService@Hyatt.com To: mark@middlematter.com Subject: Your Driskill eBill MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="-----7D81B75CCC90D2974F7A1CBD"; charset=utf-8 X-Mailer: Mailer by Oracle UTL_SMTP This is a multi-part message in MIME format. -------7D81B75CCC90D2974F7A1CBD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Dear Mark, Thank you for choosing The Driskill. It was our pleasure to serve you. Per your request, please find the attached e-bill for your stay from 12-13-14 to 12-14-14. Should your future travel plans bring you back to Austin, we hope you consider our property for your accommodations. Best Regards, The Driskill You are receiving this message because you provided your email address in order to receive messages regarding a transaction with Hyatt. Because Hyatt considers the privacy and confidentiality of your information important, we use your information in accordance with the Hyatt Privacy Policy (located at privacy.hyatt.com) -------7D81B75CCC90D2974F7A1CBD Content-Type: application/pdf Content-Disposition: inline; filename="folioxmlg5aushd62386497.pdf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 JVBERi0xLjQNCjUgMCBvYmoNCjw8DQovVHlwZSAvUGFnZQ0KL1BhcmVudCAzIDAg ...ezK2ujmopSxNFXYJR2yzpzbQz7qODwyycHEP mi3Utw4p8HyLsyF0pfWRn3Omth12fL64NuI9xF3HrqXHge96vZldezg3tOlVAa
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Modified by Mark Anthony

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No, I hadn't done all that. I will mark this as resolved. Thanks.

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TB displays the date in the Date header, but I don't see that header in the source you posted, which may explain why today's date is used as a fallback.

If the proper Received date was displayed, I think you would see a consistent set of 'dates':

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1158818#answer-965203

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Thank you for your reply. I do not think that is it in my case. When I add received date, the same date/time is shown. Also, oddly, all emails that showed up as today, are now shown as yesterday. Not sure where TB is getting that date.

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Did you add Received to the preference mailnews.customDBHeaders in Config. editor, restart TB, enable the Received column in the Threads Pane, then right-click the folder, Properties, Repair Folder, to re-index the Inbox?

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No, I hadn't done all that. I will mark this as resolved. Thanks.