On 6/6/2019 5:45 AM, Matt Harris wrote: > On 03-Jun-19 4:34 PM, John Bieling wrote: >> Hi, >> >> what features of the MFFAB addon are its killer-features? > > /The ability to import mbox files and recover mail from broken profiles. > The ability to export folders in a range of formats users want. Like > text, CSV HTM etc.  Personally I fail to understand the desirability > of a lot of the formats offered.  But the more useless ones for mail > like CSV and HTML ones are perhaps the most popular with users. > > The ability to create a profile backup. > > The ability to import the Google takeout files. > > From the same author//; > / > > * /Undelete/ > * /More functions for addressbook/ > * /Profile switch/ > > / > Just the functions that complete the application really and make it > useful really.  Thunderbird is like lotus 123.  We provide the car and > the caravan chassis,  but it is up to the user to build the caravan.  > Microsoft gained domination with an inferior product (Excel) because > they offered the caravan out of the box. > > Matt/ To Matt's last point, add-ons often have features that enable small and large businesses to automate or do things that other mail client don't, which the average home user wouldn't think of doing. Such processes and functions are obviously important to helping them make money and make Thunderbird superior to other mail clients.  (Please don't reply with hates on people making money off of using Thunderbird)

On 6/6/19 5:45 AM, Matt Harris wrote: > /The ability to import mbox files and recover mail from broken profiles. > The ability to export folders in a range of formats users want. Like > text, CSV HTM etc.  Personally I fail to understand the desirability > of a lot of the formats offered.  But the more useless ones for mail > like CSV and HTML ones are perhaps the most popular with users. > / Please don't dismiss an export format as "useless" just because you don't understand the use cases. I export folders as CSV files using Import/Export Tools on a regular basis. It isn't important what my use case is; what is important is that I have one and so do the many other users who need this functionality.   jik