How to create a folder in which email forms are stored which cab be used and usen again

Question

Hi folks of the free software comunity,
in the olden days I used to use a mail program made by MARINET in England. This received an sent emails via a sattelite connection an nothing else.
The program had a feature called pre-formed mails:
In a special folder lots of pre-written emals where stored - messages that needed to be sent again an again wit slightly changed contens. The address, reference and text fields where already filled.
If needed you would open one of these pre-written mail, change a few items - say the date, number of item or some such
Adress an reference would remain the same.
The SENT the bugger an finished.
In the SENT folder this mail would be shown with the corrected text.
In the special folder the not corrected mail would remain.
The special folder served as a file of mails already written as well as a remainder of what needed to be sent - by looking at the stored mails - an so save the user a lot of work.
My question:
How can this be created in THUNDERBIRD ?
tks n bregards
i.b.b
[email protected] (pls copy an answer to this mail address

Answer 1

Open a new Write message.
Create the email you want to use as a Template, give the 'Subject' a suitable title so you can easily locate that template email, but do not enter any email addresses.
Then click on 'Save' as 'Template' OR File > Save As > Template.
A Templates folder will be auto created and th email will be stored in that Templates folder.
To use:
Select Templates folder to see emails.
Double click on email OR right click on email and select 'Edit as new Messge' to open in a new Write window.
Edit as required and send as usual.
The email in the Templates folder will remain as is and can be reused again and again.
Additional info:
If you wish to send one personalised email to a group, so each person gets their own personalised email, you could consider an addon called 'Mail Merge' which works with Template email and either a .csv file or an address book.
* https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/mail-merge/