295423 - unable to save addresses of new emails in inbox!

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Thunderbird :: Address Book, defect)

Description

[james curtis]

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I notice one can save addresses of replied-to emails (as a setting), to either
personal or collected address book, but there is no choice to save an email
address from one email in the inbox.  why is that?  I think it would be great to
be able to save email addresses of emails in the inbox, to either personal or
collected address books...   don't you?

thanks!

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1

[Mark Banner (:standard8)]

Reporter, If you mean to automatically collect email addresses from the inbox,
then that may be enabled by setting the hidden pref
mail.collect_email_address_incoming to true. Addresses will then be collected
into your collected address book. It is hidden because it was considered an
undesirable option due to amount of spam addresses that would be saved.

If you wish to simply add an email address to an address book from an email,
right click and select add to address book - the drop down at the top of the new
card dialog lets you select which address book to save it into.

I'm assuming I've understood you correctly and therefore resolving this bug as
invalid as it can be done. If you feel I've not understood you then please
re-open with a further explanation of what you expect.