[Feature request] Showing raw addresses in Correspondents column

[kanlukasz]

Hello,
Could you please add an option (column) to show raw addresses in the Correspondents column?

[lkosson]

I'm not quite sure how to determine whether message is inbound or outbound from TB API, as original Correspondents column does - especially for folders containing both outgoing and incoming messages, for instance gmail's "All Mail" folder.

[kanlukasz]

Oh, ok, I didn't know it's complicated.
Unfortunately, I have no idea how to help because I mainly work with PHP 😞

[AdamTT]

I'm not quite sure how to determine whether message is inbound or outbound from TB API, as original Correspondents column does - especially for folders containing both outgoing and incoming messages, for instance gmail's "All Mail" folder.

Hi,
I'm not java (or else) programmer, so I'm not sure if U can code it, but my idea is:

1. read address twice
   • first from 'Corespondents' column,
   • second from 'recipient' column for example.
2. compare those 2 addresses
   • if they are the same - it is incoming message,
   • else it is outcoming message.
3. Display proper icon followed by address from 'Corespondents' column,

If icon is to complicated then maybe it is enough to display:
'> ' or '>> ' for out- and
'< ' or '<< ' for incoming nessage

Anyway, thank You for this 'must have' ext.

[lkosson]

The problem is I don't know how or if it is even possible to fetch content of "Corespondents" column programmatically.

[AdamTT]

Well, I understand.
I guess U read addresses direct from particular message headers, right?

[lkosson]

More or less - yes. The addon uses nsIMsgDBHdr as defined in https://hg.mozilla.org/comm-central/file/tip/mailnews/base/public/nsIMsgHdr.idl

[AdamTT]

I see nsIMsgDBHdr reads only few headers. It is not able to check (for example) presence of header 'Delivered-To:' or 'Received:'?

[lkosson]

I don't think so. There are getProperty and getStringProperty methods, but they don't seem to have access to arbitrary MIME header - most likely because they operate on Thunderbird's internal message database, not a raw e-mail content.

[AdamTT]

OK, I give up.
Just promise me you will leave the note here if u discover a solution in the future.
PS. Mówisz po polsku, nie? :)

[lkosson]

Sure will. I'll leave this issue open as long as it is relevant.
PS. Tak :-)