On 5/09/2012 4:49 AM, Patrick Elliott wrote:
> On 9/4/2012 5:50 AM, clipka wrote:
>> For some reasons I currently can't post with my newsreader (T'bird);
>> anyone else
>> with this problem?
>>
>>
> They mangled the setup. You now have a "reply" button, and a "smart
> reply", which shows as "followup". What you do is right click under
> where the buttons are, and drag the damn "reply" off. What its
> attempting to do is pull that name and email from the person that
> posted, and reply to them, not the group. The so called "smart reply"
> works as originally intended, since it recognizes that its the group you
> are posting to, not the message poster.
>
> Don't ask me why they actually thought this was a good idea to change...

Test the Thunderbird 'Followup' button.

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On 5/09/2012 5:19 PM, Paul Fuller wrote:
> On 5/09/2012 4:49 AM, Patrick Elliott wrote:
>> On 9/4/2012 5:50 AM, clipka wrote:
>>> For some reasons I currently can't post with my newsreader (T'bird);
>>> anyone else
>>> with this problem?
>>>
>>>
>> They mangled the setup. You now have a "reply" button, and a "smart
>> reply", which shows as "followup". What you do is right click under
>> where the buttons are, and drag the damn "reply" off. What its
>> attempting to do is pull that name and email from the person that
>> posted, and reply to them, not the group. The so called "smart reply"
>> works as originally intended, since it recognizes that its the group you
>> are posting to, not the message poster.
>>
>> Don't ask me why they actually thought this was a good idea to change...
>
> Test the Thunderbird 'Followup' button.

Well that works.  Seems like a stupid minor change to stuff up people.

Thanks for the tip Patrick.

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