Thunderbird Mailing List by Copying

[BobH]

Does anyone know whether or not it is possible to create a Thunderbird mailing list in one's Address Book by selecting and copying the email addresses of multiple pre-existing addresses?

I searched the Mozilla Thunderbird forum and posted a query there but have found no answer yet. I can type addresses into the mailing list, and I can copy and paste single email addresses; but I've been unable to select multiple entries in the Address Book and copy the email addys associated with them en masse.

Re-typing and individually copying and pasting operations are tedious. Would appreciate any help.

TIA

[Bigaldoc]

What version are you using? I'm running 3.1.10 and was just able to drag a few names into a test list. You need to drag with the left mouse button.

I don't know if this is version dependent.

[BobH]

Hi BigAl,

Thanks for the response.

I'm using 3.1.10. Can you select multiple entries at once and then copy the email addresses and paste them into the mailing list? I cannot. I also cannot select multiple entries at once and drag them into the mailing list.

[Bigaldoc]

I didn't try copy and paste since dragging did the job. Lordy, I don't know what setting you might have outta whack Bob.

We'll have to go hunting through our individual settings to see what's amiss...

[Bigaldoc]

First of all, Bob, I didn't realize this but you CAN'T COPY names from the address book. See graphic.

So, after creating the list, selecting one or more (ctrl-click) names, dragging is the ONLY way to get them to the list.

And finally, I've just sat here and reviewed EVERY Thunderbird setting on mine and can't see a thing that would seem to prevent you from selecting multiple addresses.

However, one thing I can't check: you're not by chance using that "collected addresses" list are you? I have mine turned OFF and it's empty. I put ALL my address book entries in the one called Personal Address Book, including mailing lists. So I don't know if that collected addresses section behaves differently.

[BobH]

Thanks, BigAl!

With the help of the Mozilla TB forum, I got it sorted out. I opened the Address Book and selected the names I wanted in the Address Book then drug them over to the mailing list name in the box of mailboxes on the left of the screen and dropped them. That worked.

I think I must have been trying to drag the names within the Address Book which does NOT work.

Thanks for all your help. Sorry to have put you to so much trouble.

[Bigaldoc]

Glad you got it sorted out...