Mozilla Thunderbird is the messaging client from the Mozilla Foundation. I used Netscape Messenger since my e-mail begin-times I am just used to its handling, features and look & feel. Because Thunderbird is a direct descendant of Netscape Messenger, it is still my favourite messaging client (well, professionally I like notes).
By default Thunderbird marks the original message only with “name wrote:”
when replying. Personally I like it to have a timestamp in there as well, like “On date, Name wrote:”
. This is quite easy to configure, just a little hidden in the Config Editor. For a more visual aid I provided a screenshot.
Here you will find the preference name “mailnews.reply_header_type” which has an integer value. You can set it to three values:
“Name wrote:”
“On date, name wrote:”
“Name wrote, On date:”
For more Information like calendaring and centralized address book please check the Independence of Google page.