Re: WISHLIST - Delete and read news headers

On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:17:38 -0500, Albert Vest wrote:

> I wish I could read the headers I've downloaded before deciding to
> download the message body.
>
> Current behavior (Thunderbird 9.0.1) is that just selecting a header
> downloads the message.

There is a menu setting for this.  If you put Thunderbird into "Offline" 
mode, then selecting a header will not download the message.

     File >> Offline >> Work Offline


> Selecting one or more headers allows a popup menu that has "copy to
> clipboard..." with choices under them "headers" and "message" -- but the
> "headers" choice, at least, doesn't work.  Contents of my clipboard did
> not change when I selected "headers".

The "copy to clipboard" menu item is provided by the ImportExportTools 
extension, which it appears you have installed.  I suggest that you ask 
the author of this extension.

  https://nic-nac-project.org/~kaosmos/mboximport-en.html
  https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/thunderbird/addon/importexporttools/


-- 
Kind regards
Ralph