> we actually [remove] the address book pref as well in this bug. Agreed. I don't think many people use it extensively. It simplifies the logic, and it matches the bug title. > Thunderbird generally produces better plain text version than other tools, so IF anyone will look at it in plain text, it's likely to be the best they will get. Exactly. > mail.default_html_action ... perhaps we should drop that pref completely This pref is highly important for many of our users, and we need it in exactly the way it is today. FWIW, this pref existed independent from the recipient-centric prefs we have today. The latter were added in retrospect, and the logic never worked well, and it's fine to remove it, but let's not [throw the baby our with the bath water](https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/throw+the+baby+out+with+the+bath+water).
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> we actually [remove] the address book pref as well in this bug. Agreed. I don't think many people use it extensively. It simplifies the logic, and it matches the bug title. > Thunderbird generally produces better plain text version than other tools, so IF anyone will look at it in plain text, it's likely to be the best they will get. Exactly. > mail.default_html_action ... perhaps we should drop that pref completely This pref is highly important for many of our users, and we need it in exactly the way it is today. FWIW, this pref existed independent from the recipient-centric prefs we have today. The latter were added in retrospect, and the logic never worked well, and it's fine to remove it, but let's not [throw the baby out with the bath water](https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/throw+the+baby+out+with+the+bath+water).
> we actually [remove] the address book pref as well in this bug. Agreed. I don't think many people use it extensively. It simplifies the logic, and it matches the bug title. > Thunderbird generally produces better plain text version than other tools, so IF anyone will look at it in plain text, it's likely to be the best they will get. Exactly. > mail.default_html_action ... perhaps we should drop that pref completely This pref is highly important for many of our users, and we need it in exactly the way it is today. FWIW, this pref existed independent from the recipient-centric prefs we have today. The latter were added in retrospect, and the logic never worked well, and it's fine to remove it, but let's not [throw the baby out with the bath water](https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/throw+the+baby+out+with+the+bath+water). * * "To discard something valuable or important while disposing of something considered worthless"
> we actually [remove] the address book pref as well in this bug. Agreed. I don't think many people use it extensively. It simplifies the logic, and it matches the bug title. > Thunderbird generally produces better plain text version than other tools, so IF anyone will look at it in plain text, it's likely to be the best they will get. Exactly. > mail.default_html_action ... perhaps we should drop that pref completely This pref is highly important for many of our users, and we need it in exactly the way it is today. FWIW, this pref existed independent from the recipient-centric prefs we have today. The latter were added in retrospect, and the logic never worked well, and it's fine to remove it, but let's not [throw the baby out with the bath water](https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/throw+the+baby+out+with+the+bath+water). * * throw the baby out with the bath water: To discard something valuable or important while disposing of something considered worthless
> we actually [remove] the address book pref as well in this bug. Agreed. I don't think many people use it extensively. It simplifies the logic, and it matches the bug title. > Thunderbird generally produces better plain text version than other tools, so IF anyone will look at it in plain text, it's likely to be the best they will get. Exactly. > mail.default_html_action ... perhaps we should drop that pref completely This pref is highly important for many of our users, and we need it in exactly the way it is today. FWIW, this pref existed independent from the recipient-centric prefs we have today. The latter were added in retrospect, and the logic never worked well, and it's fine to remove it, but let's not [throw the baby out with the bath water](https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/throw+the+baby+out+with+the+bath+water). * ** throw the baby out with the bath water: To discard something valuable or important while disposing of something considered worthless
> we actually [remove] the address book pref as well in this bug. Agreed. I don't think many people use it extensively. It simplifies the logic, and it matches the bug title. > Thunderbird generally produces better plain text version than other tools, so IF anyone will look at it in plain text, it's likely to be the best they will get. Exactly. > mail.default_html_action ... perhaps we should drop that pref completely This pref is highly important for many of our users, and we need it in exactly the way it is today. FWIW, this pref existed independent from the recipient-centric prefs we have today. The latter were added in retrospect, and the logic never worked well, and I think it's fine to remove the recipient-centric prefs, but let's not [throw the baby out with the bath water](https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/throw+the+baby+out+with+the+bath+water). * ** throw the baby out with the bath water: To discard something valuable or important while disposing of something considered worthless