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Remove Duplicate Messages Version History

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Version 0.5.2b4 130.2 KiB Works with Thunderbird 68.0 - *

Changes since v0.5.1:

* Updated the extension loader ("Window Listener") API to v1.5.6.
* Build script changes.
* Review dialog title change.
* Dropped some internal checks relevant for unsupported, older TB versions.
* Bug fix: Email address stripping no longer fails when some characters need to be escaped.
* Thunderbird 91 Compatibility:
* Fixed #56: No longer failing to recurse subfolders in dupe search with TB 86 and later.
* Fixed #55: No longer failing when trying to move messages to Trash with TB 91.
* Other minor internal changes.

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Version 0.5.1b2 127.2 KiB Works with Thunderbird 68.0 - 78.*

* Changed the review dialog name from "Duplicate message deletion" to "Duplicate message review" to make it clear not everything in the dialog was getting deleted.
* **Fix**: Address stripping & sorting no longer fails with a "too much recursion" error.

Internal changes (no user visibility):

* Build script rewritten

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Version 0.5 127.2 KiB Works with Thunderbird 68.0 - *

Changes since the 0.4.x line:

* Dropped the "(Alternate)" suffix from the name. From now on this extension will be known as "Remove Duplicate Messages".
* Logic change: Missing values are now assumed to have (unknown) unique values, so they are not considered to be duplicates of other missing values in the same field ; a (hidden) preference controls this behavior.
* **Compatibility**: Compatible with Thunderbird 68, 78 and probably all beta versions in-between.
* **Compatibility**: No longer compatible with Seamonkey 1.x, Toolkitized Seamonkey (2.x)
* **Compatibility**: No longer compatible with Thunderbird 30...67.
* **Fix**: Status flag comparison criteria was present only on the menubutton but not in the preferences dialog - now it appears in both.

Internal changes (no user visibility):

* No longer using JARs
* Reworked the directory structure
* Dropped some files only in use by previous TB versions (but not all files for now)
* Using John Bieling's "WindowListener" from [here](https://github.com/thundernest/addon-developer-support/), as an extension loader; see [this guide](https://github.com/thundernest/addon-developer-support/wiki/Using-the-WindowListener-API-to-convert-a-Legacy-Overlay-WebExtension-into-a-MailExtension-for-Thunderbird-78) regarding how to use it.
* Now using service getters provided by `Services.jsm` and `MailServices.jsm` whenever possible.
* Now logging using a plain and simple `console.log()`/`console.error()`.
* **Fix:** Corrected the default value of the hidden preference for allowing MD5 substitutes for Message ID (no effect on behavior).

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Version 0.5rc1 127.2 KiB Works with Thunderbird 68.0 - 78.*

* Dropped the "(Alternate)" suffix from the name. From now on this extension will be known as "Remove Duplicate Messages".
* Logic change: Missing values are now assumed to have (unknown) unique values, so they are not considered to be duplicates of other missing values in the same field ; a (hidden) preference controls this behavior.
* **Compatibility**: Compatible with Thunderbird 68, 78 and probably all beta versions in-between.
* **Compatibility**: No longer compatible with Seamonkey 1.x, Toolkitized Seamonkey (2.x)
* **Compatibility**: No longer compatible with Thunderbird 30...67.
* **Fix**: Status flag comparison criteria was present only on the menubutton but not in the preferences dialog - now it appears in both.

Internal changes (no user visibility):

* No longer using JARs
* Reworked the directory structure
* Dropped some files only in use by previous TB versions (but not all files for now)
* Using John Bieling's "WindowListener" from [here](https://github.com/thundernest/addon-developer-support/), as an extension loader; see [this guide](https://github.com/thundernest/addon-developer-support/wiki/Using-the-WindowListener-API-to-convert-a-Legacy-Overlay-WebExtension-into-a-MailExtension-for-Thunderbird-78) regarding how to use it.
* Now using service getters provided by `Services.jsm` and `MailServices.jsm` whenever possible.
* Now logging using a plain and simple `console.log()`/`console.error()`.
* **Fix:** Corrected the default value of the hidden preference for allowing MD5 substitutes for Message ID (no effect on behavior).

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Version 0.5b3 126.2 KiB Works with Thunderbird 68.0 - 78.*

* **Compatibility**: Compatible with Thunderbird 68, 78 and probably all beta versions in-between.
* **Compatibility**: No longer compatible with Seamonkey 1.x, Toolkitized Seamonkey (2.x)
* **Compatibility**: No longer compatible with Thunderbird 30...67.
* **Fix**: Status flag comparison criteria was present only on the menubutton but not in the preferences dialog - now it appears in both.

Internal changes (no user visibility):

* No longer using JARs
* Reworked the directory structure
* Dropped some files only in use by previous TB versions (but not all files for now)
* Using John Bieling's privileged extension loader, from [here](https://github.com/thundernest/addon-developer-support/); see [this guide](https://github.com/thundernest/addon-developer-support/wiki/Using-the-WindowListener-API-to-convert-a-Legacy-Overlay-WebExtension-into-a-MailExtension-for-Thunderbird-78) regarding how to use it.
* Now using service getters provided by `Services.jsm` and `MailServices.jsm` whenever possible.
* Now logging using a plain and simple `console.log()`.

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Version 0.4.1 79.1 KiB Works with SeaMonkey 2.31a1 - 2.50.*, Thunderbird 31.0a1 - 68.*

Relative to 0.4b2:
* Locales: Filled in missing additional string (partly with English though)
* Fix: Review dialog dupe tree status bar doesn't show up with some versions of Thunderbird.

Relative to 0.3.16:
* Compatibility: After a lot of work, the extension is now compatible Thunderbird versions up to 68.x
* Fix: The review dialog check-mark for messages selected for keeping will no longer disappear under certain circumstances.

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Version 0.3.16 76.0 KiB Works with Thunderbird 31.0 - 60.*

* When you abort message deletion (in permanent deletion mode), the review dialog will not disappear and you can continue considering the dupes.
* Compatibility: Now working with the latest beta version in each of the 53.x - 59.x main versions (upto 59.0b2)
* Bug: This version has a regression with versions up to 52 (ignoring 53-58), where the "checked" and "unchecked" images for dupe message tree rows are missing/transparent.

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Version 0.3.16b4 75.7 KiB Works with Thunderbird 31.0 - 59.0

* Compatibility fixes for Thunderbird 59.0b2
* Avoiding use of discouraged/deprecated preferences-related code in version check

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Version 0.3.16b2 74.3 KiB Works with Thunderbird 31.0 - 59.0

* Compatibility fix for Thunderbird 59.0b2
* Avoiding use of discouraged/deprecated preferences-related code in version check

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Version 0.3.15 74.4 KiB Works with Thunderbird 31.0 - 59.0

* Compatiblity: Thunderbird v56 dropped support for the way we were formatting dates; we not account for that
* Compatiblity: Thunderbird v59 changed the name of the date formatting service
* Compatiblity: Thunderbird 57 dropped support for what is now a "legacy" version of the generator mechanism, in favor of the ECMAScript ES 6 standardized mechanism for generators; now using that.
* Fix/Compatiblity: Newer versions of Thunderbird don't accept a JS version number in the script type field in XUL files, so -we've dropped them
* Fix: Shortcut key clash with the Lightning (calender) extension

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Version 0.3.14 70.0 KiB Works with Thunderbird 31.0 - 56.*

Minor release:

* Fixed: Bug when obtaining the number of originals folder (was using .size() instead of .size)
* Locale strings updated

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Version 0.3.12 69.5 KiB Works with SeaMonkey 1.0 - 2.52.*, Thunderbird 31.0 - 52.*

Quick fix version - last version was built with 2 missing locale strings by mistake.

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Version 0.3.11 69.4 KiB Works with Thunderbird 2.0 - 7.*

A bug fix & compatibility update release:
- Can now move messages again to target folder with recent versions of Thunderbird (e.g. 31).
- If you select both a subfolder and its ancestor folder as source folders, the same messages will no longer be considered twice.
- Fixed occasional failure to recognize MailUtils.
- Added Slovenian locale.

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Version 0.3.10 66.4 KiB Works with Thunderbird 2.0 - 31.*

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Version 0.3.9 66.6 KiB Works with Thunderbird 2.0 - 31.0

- Originals folders now decorated again in the folder tree view (this was disabled in 0.3.8 due to a compatibility issue with Thunderbird 24)
- zh-CN locale fixed.
- Extension now users "extensions.removedupes." as its preferences prefix.
- All relevant XUL elements now have IDs.

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Version 0.3.8 65.2 KiB Works with Thunderbird 2.0 - 24.0

- Workaround for the Thunderbird 24 compatibility issue. Currently not 'decorating' originals folders when they are so marked.

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Version 0.3.7 63.0 KiB Works with Thunderbird 2.0 - 21.*

- Fixed a bug where permanent deletion from multiple folders only worked for the first folder.

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Version 0.3.6 63.0 KiB Works with Thunderbird 2.0 - 3.1.*

- Fixed an issue where the First/Last/All/None buttons weren't working
- Now asking for additional confirmation for permanent deletion of messages

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Version 0.3.5 60.0 KiB Works with Thunderbird 2.0 - 3.1.*

* Fixed various locale issues.
* Fixed a compatibility issue with Thunderbird 2.x.

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Version 0.3.4 58.0 KiB Works with Thunderbird 2.0 - 3.1.*

- No longer skipping local folders whose summary file / local message db needs to be rebuilt - a rebuild/reparse is now triggered.
- Can now toggle keep/delete in the review dialog using the Space Bar.
- The target folder now properly defaults to the Local Folders Trash for all locales.
- Can now compare time values using a lower resolution: minute, hour, day etc.
- It is now possible to visually indicate originals folders, although the actual css has been commented-out, and this is only for Thunderbird for now.
- User gets a specific error message when only trying to search special folders, if these are set to be skipped.
- Fixed some compatibility problems with trunk builds.
- Fixed most/all cases of the checked/unchecked icons missing in the review dialog with certain themes (e.g. Mostly Crystal) on certain platforms.
- Resolved two issues regarding the use of stripped & sorted addresses for comparison.
- Resolved an issue in which the review dialog would come up empty (due to an app version detection problem).

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Version 0.3.3 60.0 KiB Works with Thunderbird 2.0 - 3.2a1pre

- Now ignoring white space before and after message IDs.
- Can now limit the maximum number of messages processed (using a hidden pref: removedupes.limit_number_of_processed_messages).
- Fixed incorrect sorting of German dates.
- Fixed compatibility issue with several other extensions (Lightning, Image Zoom etc.) due to function name clash and app version misdetection.
- Seamonkey 2.x: Compatibility with the new customizable toolbars on.
- Seamonkey 1.x: Fixed menubutton invisibility issue.

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Version 0.3.2 60.0 KiB Works with Thunderbird 2.0 - 3.1a1pre

* Compatibility with Thunderbird 3 (well, upto beta 1, anyway), Seamonkey 2.0b1 and Seamonkey trunk (as of April 10th, 2009; for the Seamonkey version, visit http://removedupes.mozdev.org/installation.html).
* The checked/unchecked graphic in the review dialog now shows up properly (on Mac as well I hope).
* Now properly handling messages missing their message ID.

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Version 0.3.1 51.0 KiB Works with Thunderbird 1.5 - 3.0a1

* Can now compare fields with addresses canonically, i.e. using only the addresses themselves, sorted.
* Updates reflecting Mozilla trunk API changes.
* Visible boolean preference to skip or include special folders in search.
* Can now compare messages by size.
* No longer complaining about saved-search virtual folders.
* Search no longer stalls when encountering local folders with no summary file (although summary file generation is not triggered; this is planned for a future version.)

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Version 0.3 44.0 KiB Works with Thunderbird 1.5 - 3.0a1

- Can now abort search by pressing the Escape key (although key responsiveness during message body comparisons is poor in Thunderbird 2.x and good with Thunderbird 3.x and Seamonkey 2.x).
- Can now choose to search a folder for dupes without including its subfolders in the search.
- Can now mark a set of folders as containing the originals, so that only dupes of these messages are found, and the review dialog marks the 'non-original' copies for deletion.
- Search progress now reported every short while in the status bar.
- Search time-memory balance changed for search including body comparison - now using more memory and significantly less time when comparing many bodies (quicksort instead of Theta(n^2) algorithm).
- Review Dialog: Improved responsiveness when toggling 'keep' status.

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Version 0.2.2 40.0 KiB Works with Thunderbird 1.5 - 2.0.0.*

* Toolbar button: Added a side-menu for quick-selecting comparison criteria.
* Toolbar button: Button now appears in Seamonkey (well, trunk versions, anyway; I'm having trouble with the 1.1.x versions - help is appreciated).
* Review Dialog: Criteria used in the comparison are now emboldened.
* Review Dialog: Fixed some sorting and sort column indicator issues.
* Review Dialog: You can now include the Message ID and the flags fields as displayed columns.
* Can now use the message status flags as a comparison criteria (read/unread, starred/unstarred, etc.)
* Fixed some locale mis-installation issues (pl-PL with Thunderbird, many locales with Seamonkey release).
* Added pt-BR, he-IL, ru-RU locales; thanks to the Babelzilla translators.

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Version 0.2.1 36.0 KiB Works with Thunderbird 1.5 - 2.0.0.*

Bug fix release.

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Version 0.2 36.0 KiB Works with Thunderbird 1.5 - 2.0.0.*

* Separate-thread work has proven to be somewhat flaky, especially combined with user activity during search, and double-especially combined with work on IMAP folders. So it is out again in this version.
* Messages can now be compared by their bodies, but this comparison is 'rough' and may not work well with multi-part and/or multibyte-character-set messages.
* The extension now works more properly with IMAP and folders, not ignoring subfolders for which headers have not yet been downloaded.
* There is now a button, a Tools menu item, and a keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+D) for removing duplicates.
* Review Dialog: The click behavior has changed: Single-click in the checkbox de/selects the message for deletion, single click elsewhere displays the message in the main Thunderbird/MailNews window, and double-click does nothing special.
* Review dialog 'cosmetic' improvements: The sort order is now indicated, and various choices are now persisted (dialog size, sort order, columns being hidden, etc.).
* Review Dialog: 'Last Copy' button added in addition to 'First Copy'.
* Other minor bug fixes.

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Version 0.1.5 28.0 KiB Works with Thunderbird 1.5 - 2.0.0.*

- The search for duplicates is now done in a separate thread than the main UI thread, so you can continue reading messages or doing other work while searching for dupes.
- Seamonkey: Messages no longer fail to display in the 3-pane window when you click their line in the review dialog.
- Locales now maintained by the kind BabelZilla contributors - see removedupes' page there for a list of locales (we now have Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Slovak, Portugese, Italian, French, Netherlands Dutch and maybe some more).
- Tweaked review dialog mouse click behavior.
- Now informing the user that we're searching for dupes, using the status bar, while s/he is waiting.
- Move to different folder fixed! Can now move dupes to any folder you like; your move target preference is also preserved across uses.
- (Hopefully) No longer trying to search for dupes in non-mail folders (e.g. newsgroups)
- Can now compare messages by their recipient and CC lists.
- Can now sort the dupe sets in the review dialog by the various columns.

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Version 0.1.4 21.0 KiB Works with Thunderbird 1.5 - 2.0.0.*

- Completely reworked dupe finding algorithm, with x4 and better performance boost: This version processes ~45,000 messages in 50 folders with ~2800 dupes in ~10 seconds (+ ~5.5 seconds for constructing the review and confirmation dialog).
- Added a sunflower field logo.
- Non-ASCII headers (author, subject) are now handled and displayed properly.
- The review & confirmation dialog now shows the number of total dupes, dupe sets, and dupes to be kept.
- The review & confirmation dialog now has a folder picker for selecting a target folder other than the trash - but, alas, it is not yet working; an alternate folder can be used only by manually editing the hidden pref removedupes.mail.default_target_folder.
- When single-clicking a message line in the review & confirmation dialog, the message comes up in the main (3-pane) window (this doesn't work in Seamonkey for some reason, though).
- German (de-DE) localization, thanks to AlfonsName [at] netscape.net and the denizens of #[email protected]
- A message's folder can now also be used as one of the comparison criteria (e.g. to prevent detecting messages from different folders as dupes).
- A message's folder can now also be used as one of the comparison criteria.
- The mechanism for deciding which special folders (Inbox, Trash etc.) to include in a search for dupes has been revamped. It is now controlled by the hidden preference removedupes.mail.allowed_special_folders.

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