Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: thunderbird
When tool button "Write" is clicked while reading a newsgroup, the
recipient is automatically set to that newsgroup. Thanks to this
feature, it happened to me more than once that I posted a private mail
to a newsgroup because I forgot to set the correct recipients. I think
that this is a usability issue because:
1. Usually, the recipient fields are empty and when you forget to set
them the mail can't be sent. Thus, it is hardly possible to write a mail
to a mistaken recipient. But the described feature provokes these
mistakes.
2. The currently selected folder is not a reliable clue for the context.
Often users switch to the mail client from any other application with
the intent to write a certain mail. There can be a newsgroup folder
selected just by accident.
Proposed solution: Either drop the present feature entirely or prepend a dialog
before creating the new message:
[ ] Write new mail
[ ] Write new post to newsgroup x.y.z
Version: 2.0.0.12+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10.0
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Mar 30 14:34:19 2008
Dependencies:
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
NonfreeKernelModules: vmnet vmblock vmmon
Package: mozilla-thunderbird None [modified:
/var/lib/dpkg/info/mozilla-thunderbird.list]
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: thunderbird
Uname: Linux kelvin 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Tue Feb 12 07:42:25 UTC 2008 i686
GNU/Linux
** Affects: thunderbird (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug
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recipient for new mails preset to current newsgroup
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/209208
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