How to manage Thunderbird mailing lists

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You can group contacts using a mailing list in Thunderbird for easier access and less trouble when trying to find out who to send a message to. Here is how to do this:

  1. Open your Thunderbird address book
  2. Press the "New List" button
  3. Choose a name for your list and add contacts. There will be auto completion from your address book.

When sending e-mails you can now add a recipient with the mailing list's name and the e-mail will be sent to all its members.

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Arne Hartherz
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