[SFDXA] Fix for Thunderbird Email client error that generates question marks in sent emails

[Mike Williams]

Thanks Kai; yes, that was driving me crazy.  Your repair works FB!

Good Independence Day to all!

73 de W4DL   Mike in EL96wf



On 7/3/2019 10:33 AM, Kai wrote:
> I have noticed that some of you who post here are suffering from a 
> Thunderbird email client error that generates question marks for 
> multiple spaces or for other character combinations. I too had that 
> problem after a Thunderbird "upgrade". I tried setting the encode and 
> decode to UTF-8, even on a per-folder basis, but that had no effect on 
> the problem.
> In my case, I was able to FIX that irritating glitch as follows:
>
> Open Thunderbird email client,
> Go to the Configuration Editor (Tools, Options, Advanced, General, 
> Config Editor).
> Scroll down to 'mail.strictly_mime'
> Click on it and change it from "false" to "true".
> Restart Thunderbird.
>
> Be VERY careful when using the Configuration Editor!
>
> If you get another "upgrade" be sure to apply the "fix" again if needed.
>
> With kindest regards,
> Kai Siwiak, KE4PT
> Secretary for The SFDXA
>
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