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Can Thunderbird be configured to display the full newsgroup names?

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Mar 15, 2026845 views
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Here's an example of how Thunderbird shortens the names:

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Fix for: Can Thunderbird be configured to display the full newsgroup names?

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I don't know whether this still works in the current version (don't have a TB installed on this machine), but it used to be that you go into the about:config (Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> General -> Config Editor), then search for the line And…

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